Top 3 Castles around Bourghelles

This tower from the first city wall from the 11th century was thoroughly restored and reinaugurated on October 24, 2023. A commemorative plaque bears witness to this.

At Rue Muche-Vache 9-13 stands this U-shaped country house with three wings, whose history dates back to the early 17th century. The year 1618 can be read on the left facade. Facades on the courtyard side were built in the 18th century in the then-current Tournai style. Although the left wing is indeed dated 1618 based on the anchors, well before the period when François-Joseph Peterinck lived, the construction date of the building at the rear is unknown. It is known, however, that the building has undergone numerous transformations. It appears that the upper floor was added in the 19th century. Inside, the monumental oak beams, with a span of more than 10 meters (!), have been preserved and had to be reinforced with smooth concrete columns. In the mid-18th century, this domain was the private residence (winter castle) of François-Joseph Peterinck, founder of the famous porcelain factory "Manufacture Impériale et Royale de Porcelaine". At the beginning of this century, the country house, which had fallen into disrepair, was converted into the restaurant "Les tables de Muche-Vache", a project that won an architecture prize. Converted into a luxury residential complex between 2021 and 2023. sources: Facebook & Architrave n°162

The building is currently completely covered in scaffolding. The site will become a large wellness complex, developed by Waer Waters. Source: notele.be

The Château de Beauregard dates from the late 18th century. The neoclassical building was commissioned by Hippolyte Marescaille de Courcelles and built by Antoine Payen-le-Vieux, an architect from Tournai, starting in 1795. The manor house stands on a former castle site that had belonged to several families since the 15th century. The two-story castle was extended in 1841 with a third story in the same style. The castle, with a pond and a balustrade-lined terrace, is situated in an English-style parkland with meadows planted with ginkgo trees (Chinese conifers), weeping willows, and purple beeches. The manor house consists of a rectangular main building with a peristyle connecting the two projecting wings to the facade. The facade extends over seven bays and three stories. A staircase leads to the peristyle with Tuscan columns and the entablature with triglyphs that supports the balustrade-lined terrace on the second floor. The plastered facade has bays with corner and central stone mullions, each adorned with a tall stone keystone. The side facade consists of six bays and is lit by openings with beveled frames. To the south of the castle is a courtyard with brick outbuildings, built by A. Decraene in 1842. The complex was classified as a protected heritage site on November 4, 1976 (the complex includes the castle, the park, and the tourist center, consisting of the church, the lime-tree-lined avenue leading to it, the old watermill, the ponds, and the surrounding grounds). Source: agencewallonnedupatrimoine.be

Today, the Camille Depinoy municipal school is partly housed in the castle (park).

The lordship of Templeuve is already mentioned at the end of the 13th century. In 1278, Guillaume de Mortagne received the lordship of Rumez, which is now a hamlet within the municipality. Guillaume was also lord of Dossemer, near Templeuve. It is assumed that he also received the lordship of Templeuve from there. In any case, his son, Guillaume II, gave it to his wife as a dowry in the early 14th century. Dossemer and Templeuve remained in the hands of the Mortagne family until the end of the 14th century. This family presumably gradually expanded the manor, thus laying the foundation for the first fortified castle in Templeuve-en-Dossimer. In 1414, only Templeuve came into the possession of the du Quesnoy family. The Blondel and finally the Lannoy families followed. Around 1500, the castle likely became a manor house and a farm. The evolution of military weapons led the lords to demolish the old, cumbersome fortress and replace it with a lavish and modern residence. Out of respect for feudal traditions, which would continue for another two centuries, the moat was preserved, but the drawbridge was replaced by a permanent stone bridge. Originally, moats ran along all sides of the castle. The moat surrounding the castle on the east side was removed in 1845 by Victor de Formanoir de la Cazerie. The towers, a privilege of the noble lord, are preserved more as decoration than as a means of defense, as is the quadrangular shape, which was once dictated by military necessity. In short, its appearance as a 'castle' or 'fort' is more defined by tradition and grandeur than by military function. Source: Wikipedia

The Château de Flers, bearing the date "1661" on its facade, was originally the residence of the Lords of Flers. It was destroyed during the French Revolution of 1789, but not confiscated because it belonged at that time to a foreign nobleman, the Baron de Diesbach. In the 19th and 20th centuries, the château enjoyed a second life as a farm: the salon, apartment, and reception hall were converted into a barn, cowshed, and stables. In 1968, with a view to the development of a new town east of Lille, the château was expropriated by the state and, in 1973, entrusted to the Public Institution for the Development of the New Town of Lille-East. The municipality of Villeneuve-d'Ascq became the owner in 1986. They completed the restoration of the building, which had been entrusted from the outset to architect Maurice Salembier. After restoring its 17th-century appearance, the Château de Flers began a third life as a municipal building in 1991. Today, it houses various services, the tourist office, rooms for official receptions, and a museum. Source: Information board on site

The Castle of Templeuve, also known as the Formanoir de la Cazerie Castle, is an old feudal castle in Flemish Gothic style in Templeuve in the province of Hainaut. From 1290, Guillaume de Mortagne built a fortified house with a tower there. In 1606, Nicolas II De Cambe (of Ghent) renovated parts of the castle. From 1728, the Demaizières family further modernized the castle.