List of castles in the Pays de la Loire

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
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| Image  | Ownership
/ Access  | Notes

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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]

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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]

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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]

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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]

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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]

* List of castles in France
* List of châteaux in France

## 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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