"Let's dream a little, in this place marked by the imprint of time."
The Château de Villiers-le-Mahieu has the appearance of a medieval fortress which is explained by the use of the remains of a 13th century fortified castle on the substructures of which it was built in 1642 . The moats and the multitude of turrets give the Château its particularly feudal and picturesque character.
Various acts of donation to abbeys make it possible to trace in part the history of the MAIZELAN Family until the 14th century . In the Middle Ages, Hugues de MAIZELAN was Lord of Villiers-le-Mahieu… In 1240 , Pierre de MAIZELAN, Knight of the King, was summoned to Chinon to go off to war alongside the Bon Roy Saint Louis.
In 1360 , following the Treaty of Brétigny, the Sieur de MAIZELAN was one of the hostages who was to guarantee the King of England the surrender of the county of Montfort. Close to the stronghold of Villiers-le-Mahieu, the stronghold of Launay belonged at that time to the MESNIL-SIMON family.
During the 15th century , the lands of the Lordships of Villiers and Launay were both owned by the MESNIL-SIMON family. We still find until 1556 , Lord Charles de MESNIL-SIMON who claims ownership of the lands of the Lordships of Villiers, Launay and even Autouillet.
It was not until the 17th century that we find the owner of the lands of Villiers-le-Mahieu, in the person of Claude de BULLION, Keeper of the Seals, then Superintendent of Finances, under the reign of Louis XIII. From his three sons, it was Claude, Marquis d'Attilly who inherited Villiers-le-Mahieu, where he had the Château rebuilt in 1642 .
Twenty years later , on the occasion of the Baptism of the Bells of the Chapel, the register of civil status mentions Messire Philippe de CUISY, Esquire and Secretary to King Louis XIV, as the one and only Lord of Villiers-le-Mahieu. Just before the Revolution, the Château changed hands again in the person of Nicolas de la HAYE, adviser to the King, who already owned several fiefs. Subsequently Baron CARUEL de SAINT-MARTIN, Deputy to the Legislative Body under the Second Empire was the owner of the Château.
In 1919 , it was bought by Doctor VELTER, who operates the 150 hectares of land located around the Château. Then Count Charles de ROHAN-CHABOT in 1965 undertook enormous restoration work until 1970, in order to give the Château its current appearance. The famous French painter Bernard BUFFET settled in this superb castle restored from 1971 to 1979.
In 1980 , Jean-Luc CHAUFOUR took over the Château de Villiers-le-Mahieu, wonderfully located in the west of Paris. He undertook major interior and exterior restoration work there in order to adapt this medieval site to the constraints of the 21st century to create a superb Prestige Château-hotel.
In 2018 , the Château de Villiers le Mahieu was taken over by the company Les Hôtels (très) Particulier – LHTP, which transformed the château into a Country House where you will feel at home.