Dampierre et Carrouges — ressemblances

Yesterday CHM mentioned the Château de Dampierre in the département de l'Aube, en Champagne region. It's in the Champagne region about 150 kilometers east and slightly south of Paris, and 35 kilometers northeast of the city of Troyes. It has what the Michelin Guide calls « un pavillon d'entrée », ou châtelet, that might remind you of the one at Carrouges in lower Normandy. Here's a composite photo of the two pavillons side by side. CHM and I have visited both of them together — Carrouges in 2001 and Dampierre in 2011. Carrouges is 185 kilometers west of Paris.

Dampierre on the left, Carrouges on the right

The Château de Dampierre is privately owned and not open to the public. The owner was unhappy
that CHM stepped inside the open gate to get a closer look at the châtelet (I stayed outside).
There were no propriété privée signs in view.

Detail shot of the brickwork on the châtelet at Carrouges

Above and below, three other shots of the châtelet at Carrouges

I'm not finding a lot of information about the Château de Dampierre on the internet. The Wikipédia article about it is sketchy. I found a Wikipédia article about the Dampierre family that says:

« La maison de Dampierre est une grande famille du Moyen-Âge, originaire de Dampierre (Aube). Ses différentes branches se sont développées à partir du XIe siècle en Champagne, en Artois, et dans plusieurs provinces de la Belgique actuelle. Toutes les branches de cette famille se sont éteintes avant la fin du Moyen Âge. »

There are more photos of the 16th/17th century Château de Dampierre on the Monumentum web site.

And here's the Monumentum page about the Château de Carrouges.