List of castles in the Pays de la Loire

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This list of castles in the Pays de la Loire is a list of medieval castles or château forts in the region in western France.

Links in italics are links to articles in the French Wikipedia.

Loire-Atlantique[edit]

Name
 Date
 Condition
 Image Ownership
/ Access 		Notes
Château d'Ancenis 140115th century Substantially intact
Château de Blain 120113-16th century Substantially intact Remodelled 16th century.
Château de la Bretesche 140115th century Reconstructed Reconstructed 19th century
Château de Careil 130114-16th century Substantially intact
Château des ducs de Bretagne 14661466 Restored Ville de Nantes Houses Nantes History Museum.
Château de Châteaubriant 100111-16th century Intact Medieval castle remodelled as Renaissance château.
Château de Clisson 120113-15th century Ruins [1]
Château de la Motte-Glain 140115-17th century Substantially intact Remodelled 17th century.
Château de Pornic 110112-15th century Restored Private Restored 19th century, belonged to Gilles de Rais in 15th century.[2]
Château de Ranrouët 110112th century Ruins [3]

Maine-et-Loire[edit]

Name
 Date
 Condition
 Image Ownership
/ Access 		Notes
Château d'Angers 120113th century Substantially intact City of Angers Walls nearly 2,000 ft (610 m) in circumference, incorporating 17 towers originally 130 ft (40 m) high.[4]
Château de Baugé 140115th century Intact Built as hunting lodge.
Château de Bourmont 140116-19th century Intact and extended Private Extended in Neo-Gothic style
Château de Brissac 140115-17th century Rebuilt Private Damaged during French Wars of Religion, rebuilt 1611 in baroque style.[5]
Château de Champtocé 120113-16th century Ruins
Château de Montreuil-Bellay 100111-13th century Substantially intact Private Divided into rental units in 1822, restored after 1860.[6]
Château de Montsoreau 14551455 Restored Département Ruinous by late 19th century, restored, houses the Musée des Goums Marocains.[7]
Château du Plessis-Bourré 14681468-1472 Intact Private (open to the public) Externally unchanged since the 15th century, working drawbridge.
Château du Plessis-Macé 120113-16th century Intact Converted to house 15th century.
Château de Pouancé 110112-13th century Ruins Considered second fortress of Anjou, after Angers.
Château de Saumur 110112th century Restored City of Saumur Page for September in the Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry depicts the Chateau as it looked in 1410.[8]
Château de la Turmelière 120113th century Ruins 19th century building of same name nearby.

Mayenne[edit]

Name
 Date
 Condition
 Image Ownership
/ Access 		Notes
Château du Bois Thibault 140115th century Ruins Commune de Lassay-les-Châteaux On site of earlier castle.
Château de Bouillé 140115-16th century Ruins
Château de la Courbe de Brée 120113-16th century Substantially intact
Château de Courtaliéru 120113th century Earthworks Destroyed 15th century.
Château de Lassay 110112-15th century Intact
Château de Laval 110112-15th century Intact Comprises medieval and 19th century buildings.
Château de Mayenne 100111-12th century Intact Museum Incorporates remains of Carolingian palace of c.900.
Château de Montjean 140115th century Ruins
Château de Mortiercrolles 110112-15th century Substantially intact Transitional style between Gothic and Renaissance.
Château de Sainte-Suzanne 100111th century Ruins
Château de Thorigné-en-Charnie 100111-15th century Ruins

Sarthe[edit]

Name
 Date
 Condition
 Image Ownership
/ Access 		Notes
Château de Ballon 140115th century Intact
Château de Bazouges 140115th century Intact Private
Château du Mans 100111-15th century Ruins
Château de Courtanvaux 130114-15th century Intact Commune de Bessé-sur-Braye
Château de Sillé-le-Guillaume 140115-17th century Intact Commune Remodelled 16-17th centuries.

Vendée[edit]

Name
 Date
 Condition
 Image Ownership
/ Access 		Notes
Château d'Apremont 15341534-42 Substantially intact
Château de Commequiers 140115th century Ruins
Château de Noirmoutier 110112th century Restored Commune [9]
Château de Pouzauges 110112th century Ruins
Château de Sainte-Hermine 120113-17th century
Château de Talmont 110112th century Ruins
Château de Tiffauges 110112-16th century Ruins Known as Bluebeard's castle, associated with the notorious murderer, Gilles de Rais (c. 1405 – 1440).
Tour Mélusine (keep) and fortified city 12th or 13th century Fragment Town of Vouvant Keep and a lot of the wall enclosure, like the last city's gate, survives.
Tour de Moricq 140115th century Substantially intact Keep survives.
Vieux-château de l'Île d'Yeu 130114th century Ruins

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Base Mérimée: Château de Clisson, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  2. ^ Base Mérimée: Château de Pornic, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  3. ^ Base Mérimée: Château du Ranroët (ruines), Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  4. ^ Base Mérimée: Château d'Angers, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  5. ^ Base Mérimée: Château de Brissac, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  6. ^ Base Mérimée: Château de Montreuil-Bellay, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  7. ^ Base Mérimée: Château de Montsoreau, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  8. ^ Base Mérimée: Château de Saumur, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  9. ^ Base Mérimée: Château de Noirmoutier, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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