The Château de Villers is a beautiful 18th century residence that was remodelled and extended in the 19th century. It is surrounded by six hectares of partially walled parkland and bordered by the river Thérain.
Generations of the same family have succeeded one another since the 18th century, when it was built by Jean Charles Danse (1705-1781), a clothier and then Mayor of Beauvais in 1755, who left it to his daughter. Thereafter, his descendants, François de La Chaise and Pierre de Nully d’Hécourt, both elected respectively in 1795 and 1803 mayor of Beauvais, lived there with their families and made extensions.
The Second World War damaged it considerably but, since the 1950s, Christian de La Chaise has undertaken to restore and modernise it. His son Arnaud continued the embellishment, management and maintenance in the early 1980s. He has begun to pass the torch to his two children.
Villers sur Thère comes from the Latin ”Villare ad Theram”, another fairly populated hamlet situated on the right bank of the Thérain.
The castle is located in the commune of Allonne; formerly Onna or Alona, Allonne is one of the oldest communes of Beauvaisis. It was created in 1150 under the reign of the Capetian king Louis VII (1137 – 1180). In 1815, three hamlets were attached to Allonne: Voisinlieu, Bongenoult and Villers sur Thère.