Heritage Days 2024 at the Château de Saint-Jean de Beauregard (91)

For the 41st edition of the Journées du Patrimoine, the Château Saint-Jean de Beauregard awaits you on September 21 and 22, 2024. The program for these days of discovery includes guided tours of the château and gardens.

For the 41st edition of the Journées du Patrimoine, the Château de Saint-Jean de Beauregard is opening its doors to us, and inviting us to discover this magnificent Renaissance monument, hidden away in Essonne. Come and visit us on September 21 and 22, 2024, to enjoy the tours and events planned especially for this cultural weekend, which should appeal to the whole family.

The Château de Saint-Jean de Beauregard and its Remarkable Garden
The Château de Saint-Jean de Beauregard, located in Essonne in the Parc Naturel Régional de la Haute Vallée de Chevreuse, is a remarkably well-preserved 19th-century château classified as a historic monument. Visitors flock here to discover the grounds, and in particular the Potager, which has been awarded the Jardin Remarquable label. [Read more]

Still inhabited, the château boasts the largest dovecote in the Île-de-France region, as well as an astonishing flowering kitchen garden, unique in the world for its plant diversity. The latter has been classified as a Jardin Remarquable, a label introduced in 2004 by the French Ministry of Culture to distinguish gardens and parks of cultural interest. But these are not the only assets of this historic monument!

The Château de Saint-Jean de Beauregard represents the French art of living in the 17th century, with rooms furnished to reflect the period. Billiard room, dining room, library, summer salon, green salon... Room after room, treasures are revealed, frozen in time. Once you've completed your tour of the château, take a stroll through the formal gardens to admire the many flower beds.

The program for the 2024 Heritage Days at Château Saint-Jean de Beauregard includes:

Visit the flowering kitchen garden, dovecote and park.
September 21 and 22
A masterly interpretation of the art of the flowering kitchen garden, the kitchen garden at Saint-Jean de Beauregard is a favorite destination for garden lovers the world over. A natural extension of the dovecote and typical of 17th-century kitchen gardens, it has been entirely restored according to the original plans preserved in the archives.

With its 4,500 boulins, the dovecote at Saint-Jean de Beauregard is one of the largest in the Ile-de-France region. Its 12-metre-high double swinging ladder and spectacular framework make it an essential part of any visit to the estate.

Almost the entire park has been preserved in the French style. Planted with oaks, ashes, chestnuts and hornbeams, the region's natural species, it is criss-crossed by star-shaped avenues forming beautiful vistas, and, at their intersections, clearings with green cabinets, if the 18th-century plans are to be believed. Part of the park was transformed into an English-style park in the early 19th century, allowing the creation of a water feature and the introduction of tree species that were new at the time, notably cedars and horse chestnuts.
Guided tours of the Château interior
September 21 and 22
Thanks to its double exposure, this truly "transparent" château opens onto the French garden to the east, offering an exceptional panorama that has earned it the name Beauregard. To the west, it opens onto the courtyard of honor and the recently restored moat, offering a remarkable perspective lined with century-old lime trees. Inhabited year-round, it is fully furnished and contains numerous portraits and family mementos. From the summer salon to the library, from the green salon to the dining room, the interior decor reflects a refined and delicate art of living.
Classic Car Show
Saturday, September 21, 2:00 p.m.
The Fédération Française des Véhicules d'Époque (FFVE) invites you to discover some sixty vintage vehicles on the estate. Come and admire pre- and post-war cars, motorcycles, military, utility and agricultural vehicles. Whether sporty, prestigious or popular, these vehicles will take you on an exceptional journey through automotive history, tracing the evolution of modern society.
La Garde des Lys: Cape and Sword!
Sunday, September 22, 10:00 a.m.
"La Garde des Lys is an association specializing in the creation and production of cloak-and-dagger shows. It brings together dueling enthusiasts from the south of the Paris region.
One of the troupe's aims is to contribute to the promotion of French fencing, and it is particularly supported by the Cercle d'escrime de Chilly-Mazarin / Morangis and the Ligue d'Escrime de l'Ile de France Ouest. "La Garde des Lys" has won several world titles in troop and solo artistic fencing championships.
Immersed in the 17th century, the fencers will don their musketeer costumes to act out scenes contemporary with the building of the château, and once again make history with the point of their swords.

Shows and fencing initiations will be offered.
Cape & Sword demonstrations at 11am, 2pm and 4pm.
Cane initiation for adults and children after the demonstrations (45 min).

Sunday September 22nd from 10am to 6pm in front of the Château.