The Landscape Park ALTAIS, Administrator ALTAIS Until the 1880s the site looked completely different. Where the park now lies, facing the château, stood the village: two hamlets of 113 houses, the church and presbytery at the foot of the Saint Nico... Historic Park 11 Jul 2026 The Château
The Historic Grounds ALTAIS, Administrator ALTAIS The Château de Chaumont park is fairly recent compared with the history of the Château itself. From 1880 the landscape architect Henri Duchêne radically transformed the site into a vast pleasure park ... The Château 11 Jul 2026 The Château
The Great Salon ALTAIS, Administrator ALTAIS The Great Salon sits at the extremity of the West Wing and overlooks the Loire. Its decoration is the work of Jules Potier de la Morandière, architect of Viscount Joseph Walsh whose family owned Chaum... Private apartments 11 Jul 2026 The Château
The Billiards room ALTAIS, Administrator ALTAIS The billiard room was obviously where the game was played, but it was also the meeting-place of men, who came to smoke cigars after copious meals and to talk politics. It's one of the few rooms in the... Private apartments 11 Jul 2026 The Château
The Small Salon ALTAIS, Administrator ALTAIS This room was once a bedroom. It now houses an ensemble of furniture of exceptional worth, made by the renowned cabinetmaker Pierre-Benoit Marcion. It was commissioned between 1814 and 1817 by the Duc... Private apartments 11 Jul 2026 The Château
The Library ALTAIS, Administrator ALTAIS This room was renamed by the Prince de Broglie the "Salon d’Automne" (the Autumn Room). Little is left of the decoration of the time as most of it was destroyed in a fire in June 1957. Written and pic... Private apartments 11 Jul 2026 The Château
The dining room ALTAIS, Administrator ALTAIS This 17-metre-long room was used as a kitchen and for servant's duties. But the de Broglie’s turned it into a dining room, refurbishing it in 15 The furniture The table would covered with brilliant si... Private apartments 11 Jul 2026 The Château
The chapel ALTAIS, Administrator ALTAIS The chapel stands in the far extremity of the East Wing. It was built along with the wing, between 1498 and 1511, by Charles the Second de Chaumont-Amboise. This was during the reign of King Louis the... Historic apartments 11 Jul 2026 The Château
The spiral grand staircase ALTAIS, Administrator ALTAIS In late 14 th century in France, the staircase became a feature of prestige, defining the residence and providing inhabitants and guests with access to the reception rooms, which were usually upstairs... Historic apartments 11 Jul 2026 The Château
The guard room ALTAIS, Administrator ALTAIS In the 16 th century, this room had a strategic place inside the Château and had three functions. Firstly, one had to pass through it to reach the parade room, a sort of security entrance where the so... Historic apartments 11 Jul 2026 The Château
The council chamber ALTAIS, Administrator ALTAIS During the 15 th and 16 th centuries, the Council Chamber was the official state room. It was used for the most important events in lordly life, such as audiences, judgements and feasts. The de Brogli... Historic apartments 11 Jul 2026 The Château
The so-called Catherine de Medici room ALTAIS, Administrator ALTAIS This room is named as such by the de Broglie family to commemorate the acquisition of the Château by the queen in 1550. In the 16 th century, it could serve as a state room, a dining room, a bathroom ... Historic apartments 11 Jul 2026 The Château
