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Château de Villette

The fortified house of Villette, acquired by Dauwars Ferron in 1399, was destroyed in 1552 during the sacking of La Villette by the troops of Martin Van Rossum. Rebuilt from 1586 onwards by the De Warigny-D'Aguisy family, it became a pleasure castle in the 18th century under Jean-François Maucomble, who gave it its current form by enlarging the façade and creating a garden.

During the French Revolution, the château secretly sheltered Nicolas Philbert, the constitutional bishop of Sedan, who died there in 1797. Following the capitulation of Sedan in 1870, the grounds served as a camp for 83,000 prisoners and 70,000 horses, as described by Émile Zola in his novel *La Débâcle*. After years of neglect, the building was restored and listed as a historical monument in 1996.

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