Discover the sculpture garden created by Jean-Marc de Pas, with a personalized welcome to introduce you to the site, the 17th and 18th century buildings and 19th century additions, and the garden?s plant architecture.
The estate was founded by Charles Le Pesant, cousin of Pierre and Thomas Corneille's mother, in 1620, and the chapel and pavilion (1625) remain from this period. The childhood home of Pierre Le Pesant de Boisguilbert (1646-1714), founding economist, the present château was built by his grandson Jean-Pierre Adrien Augustin in 1780.
The site has remained in the family for 400 years.
Jean-Marc de Pas received the family home at the age of 21, when he was an art student. He drew up plans for a vast 7-hectare poetic space to bring this family estate to life and share it with others. He carried out the main landscaping and structural planting between 1988 and 1991. 10,000 trees and shrubs were planted. Seventy of his works line the walk.
Bilingual tour application for adults and children; on-site accommodation; modeling courses.
Today, it's a heritage site open to all. The project supported by the association is a long-term one, with the creation of an endowment fund for the heritage contribution to facilitate long-term opening to the public.
Heritage at risk: this year, we are also promoting heritage restoration projects (greenhouse, château and chapel).
On-site, several exhibitions open to the public:
*Permanent exhibition on the life and work of Pierre Le Pesant de Boisguilbert (1646-1714).
*400 years of the Domaine de Bois-Guilbert, Land of Inspiration" exhibition until November 2, 2025, featuring the architectural heritage of the 17th to 19th centuries and the plant heritage of the garden created 40 years ago by Jean-Marc de Pas.
These days provide an opportunity to discover Jean-Marc de Pas?s sculpture workshop, and to learn about modelling on Sunday from 2pm to 6pm (theme: built heritage).
The estate was founded by Charles Le Pesant, cousin of Pierre and Thomas Corneille's mother, in 1620, and the chapel and pavilion (1625) remain from this period. The childhood home of Pierre Le Pesant de Boisguilbert (1646-1714), founding economist, the present château was built by his grandson Jean-Pierre Adrien Augustin in 1780.
The site has remained in the family for 400 years.
Jean-Marc de Pas received the family home at the age of 21, when he was an art student. He drew up plans for a vast 7-hectare poetic space to bring this family estate to life and share it with others. He carried out the main landscaping and structural planting between 1988 and 1991. 10,000 trees and shrubs were planted. Seventy of his works line the walk.
Bilingual tour application for adults and children; on-site accommodation; modeling courses.
Today, it's a heritage site open to all. The project supported by the association is a long-term one, with the creation of an endowment fund for the heritage contribution to facilitate long-term opening to the public.
Heritage at risk: this year, we are also promoting heritage restoration projects (greenhouse, château and chapel).
On-site, several exhibitions open to the public:
*Permanent exhibition on the life and work of Pierre Le Pesant de Boisguilbert (1646-1714).
*400 years of the Domaine de Bois-Guilbert, Land of Inspiration" exhibition until November 2, 2025, featuring the architectural heritage of the 17th to 19th centuries and the plant heritage of the garden created 40 years ago by Jean-Marc de Pas.
These days provide an opportunity to discover Jean-Marc de Pas?s sculpture workshop, and to learn about modelling on Sunday from 2pm to 6pm (theme: built heritage).
