Question 4249 — cultural heritage

Summary

Mr. Auguste Evrard alerts the Minister of Culture to the situation of Westhove Castle, located in Blendecques in Pas-de-Calais and listed as a historic monument since 2011. This building, erected in 1905, is today in an advanced state of disrepair. The municipality issued an order on December 20, 2024 to prohibit access to the site due to its instability and the imminent danger it represents for the public. Despite these measures, intrusions and damage persist and the demolition of the castle now seems inevitable, due to the lack of a viable renovation and rehabilitation project. In 2022, a rescue project carried out by the company Manualis specializing in heritage restoration was able to emerge, before being abandoned two years later due in particular to the constraints imposed by the French building services. Since then, the Initiatives to find a lasting solution have not been successful. This situation demonstrates the difficulty in reconciling heritage preservation and financial and administrative realities, even for buildings protected by their registration as historic monuments. He therefore asks her what concrete measures she is considering to avoid the disappearance of Westhove Castle and, more broadly, to effectively support the local authorities and private actors in the mission of safeguarding historic monuments in danger.

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