Château d'Orquevaux

[[File:Caroillon de Vandeul Family crest Famille Caroillon Orquevaux.png|thumb|183x183px|Caroillon de Vandeul Family crest]]

In the 1760s Abel Caroillon de Vandeul acquired the Chateau and surrounding grounds, as well as a farm, furnace, and metal forge. His son Denis was a master blacksmith and French politician. After Abel Caroillon de Vandeul's acquisition of these properties, his son Denis managed the forge in Orquevaux.

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  Denis Diderot—Philosopher (1713–1784)
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  Marie-Angelique Diderot (1753–1824)

Eugene Abel Francois Caroillon du Vandeul (1812–1870). He was an industrialist and politician, grandson of Abel Vandeul and great-grandson of Denis Diderot. (photo circa 1860)

Charles Denis (Albert) du Vandeul (1837–1911), son of Eugene and great-great-grandson of Denis Diderot. He was the fourth-generation proprietor, the last Vandeul in the family line and remaining heir of the Chateau and surrounding property.(Photo circa 1860)

On September 9, 1772 the daughter of Denis Diderot (1713–1784) Marie-Angelique Diderot(1753–1824) married Abel Nicolas Francois Caroillon du Vandeul (1746–1813). Abel and Marie had 2 children: Anne Marie, who died at infancy, and Denis Simon (1775–1850), who was named after his grandfather. The Caroillon du Vandeul family operated the metal forge and stove for around 100 years. It closed in the mid-nineteenth century.[2]

Original Chateau, prior its demolition in 2002

The original Chateau d'Orquevaux was built in the early 1700s in the style of Louis XV. For his uncle Charles Denis (Albert) du Vandeul, Le Baron Jacques Le Vavasseur worked with the architect to design and build the present chateau as a hunting lodge including the Parc grounds, and outbuildings in the style of Napoleon III.

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  Le Chateau d’Orquevaux (circa 1923)edition AA.
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  Chateau Levavasseur, photo credit: Vve Huget (circa 1909)
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  Boathouse Orquevaux - Le Pavillon, de Peche
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  Parc, Orquevaux - Un Coin du Parc photo credit: Vve Hugot - Cliche A. H. (circa 1907)
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  Stables with Staff, Ecuries du Chateau de M. Le Baron Levavasseur. (circa 1905)
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  ORQUEVAUX View from the hill behind with the chateau in the distance.

Château Orquevaux is a private residence now owned by the Attias family.[3] The Château is a private home and since 2015 operates as an International Artists & Writers Residency program, hosting visual artists, writers and musicians from around the world. In 2021 Singulart online art platform ranked the Chateau d'Orquevaux residency as one of the 10 most beautiful residencies worldwide. Ziggy Attias, Châtelain, is an artist, award-winning filmmaker and the founder and co-director along with Artist Beulah van Rensburg co-Director of the Chateau Orquevaux Artist Residency. “Our mission is to create an international environment where all artists are welcome. A safe place to explore, contemplate and share ideas. A place without judgement, where all artists are free of explaining themselves. We aim to empower the creative spirit in its many forms, which in the process, has created a vibrant artistic community. The Chateau d'Orquevaux Artist Residency emphasizes the human experience and the creative process. The residency creates an environment for the artist in their quest for personal growth and artistic expression, while reinforcing that the end product is not necessarily the principal focus. Life is a creative journey and we consider every moment a part of the process.”

• Flammarion,Camille The Unknown
• Carl Edward Glock(1918)History of the 316th Regiment of Infantry in the World War, 1918
• "Baron LEVAVASSEUR"
• "Stables Blueprint 1878"
• "Soiree-Chateao D'Orquevaux 1896"
• The life of Denis Diderot and family tree , "La vie Denis Diderot"

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