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Châteaux of Pays de la Loire

This is the list of Châteaux in Pays de la Loire. It is one of the regions created in the late 20th century to serve as a zone of influence for its capital Nantes. It is consist of 5 departments: Loire-Atlantique, Maine-et-Loire, Mayenne, Sarthe, Vendée

We have listed 789 Chateaux in the Pays de la Loire region (including ruins and "lost" Châteaux), of which 182 have their own dedicated page. If you know of any Châteaux in Pays de la Loire that are not in our list, please let us know!

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http://www.chateau-fort-manoir-chateau.eu
https://fr.wikipedia.org/
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portail:Ch%C3%A2teaux_de_France

Châteaux of Loire-Atlantique

Name	Built	Condition	Location	Notes / more info
Château d'Ancenis	984		Ancenis	It is the subject of a classification as historical monuments since November 2, 1977.
Château de la Balinière			Rezé
Château de la Bégraisiere			Saint-Herblain
Château de la Berrière	15th-19th century		Barbechat	Private property
Château de Blain	13th century		Blain	It is classified as historical monuments, the June 15, 1977, the town bought the affected parts of the castle, the rest belonging to a private company.
Château de Bois-Briand	15th century		Nantes	Currently owned by the Delalonde Family. The apartments are arranged in the castle accommodation, student and worker in transit. Family and business meetings are also welcome. The gardener's house and "tavern" in the garden are available to friends and family to hold joyous celebrations.
Château de Bois Chevalier	1655		Legé	The monument is inscribed under the historical monuments in 1952 and listed in 1980.
Château du Bois-Hue			Nantes
Château du Bois-Rouaud	15th century	Rebuilt in 1905	Chéméré	The castle was held by the daughter of Count Armand de Durfort, Marie Armand Laroche, (current owner).
Château du Bouffay	10th century	Disappeared	Nantes	The Holy Cross Church which became attached to him and which served as the chapel of the castle still bears the belfry of said castle. fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_du_Bouffay
Château du Buron
Château de la Bourgonnière			Saint-Herblain
Château des ducs de Bretagne	13th century		Nantes	Owned by the municipality of Nantes and it is now use as museum, an exhibition and concert hall.
Château de la Bretesche	15th century	In good condition	Missillac	It is transformed into a luxury hotel facilities and golf course.
Château de la Bretonnière	15th century	In good condition	Vigneux-de-Bretagne	Privately owned
Château de Briacé	19th century	In good condition	Le Landreau	Private property
Château de Briord			Port-Saint-Père	The monument is inscribed under the historical monuments in 1980.
Château de Campbon	11th century	Ruine	Campbon	The monument is inscribed under the historical monuments in 1934.
Château de Caratel			Louisfert	The monument is inscribed under the historical monuments in 1985. fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_de_Caratel
Château de Careil	14th century		Guérande	After becoming a restaurant in the early xx th century, the site is currently occupied year now houses a place to visit that offers several unique visits.
Château de Carheil			Plessé	The monument is inscribed under the historical monuments in 1980. fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_de_Carheil
Château de Châteaubriant
Château de Chassay	16th century	In good condition	Sainte-Luce-sur-Loire	It was bought by the municipality and it is currently the town hall.
Château de la Chauvelière	15th century	In good condition	Joué-sur-Erdre
Château de Châteaubriant	11th century	In good condition	Châteaubriant	The "Golden House", which is the only room open to the public house is located upstairs. It is accessible by a spiral staircase installed in a square cage and ceiling decorated boxes.
Château de Château-Thébaud			Château-Thébaud
Château de Chavagne	14th century		Sucé-sur-Erdre	The building was registered under the Historic Monuments in 1994. fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_de_Chavagne
Château du Clairay			Vallet
Château de Clermont	1643		Cellier	Registered historic monument on November 14, 1941. It is known to have been owned by the actor Louis de Funes (died 1983) and was the last residence.
Château de Clisson	13th century		Clisson	Today, the castle is open all year for tourists who are explanatory texts and videos explaining the clissonnaise history and architectural history of the building. Cultural events and shows are also organized.
Château de Conquereuil			Conquereuil	The monument is inscribed under the historical monuments in 1954. fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_de_Conquereuil
Château des Dervallières	19th century	Ruins	Nantes	Private property
Château de l'Épinay	1650		Carquefou	The monument is inscribed under the historical monuments in 1963.
Château de l'Épinay
Logis seigneurial de l'Escuray
Château de la Frémoire			Vertou
Château de la Freudière
Château de la Freudière			La Chevrolière	The monument is inscribed under the historical monuments in 1990 fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_de_la_Freudière
Château de la Galissonnière			Le Pallet
Château de Gesvres
Château de Gilles de Rais
Château de la Guibourgère
Château de la Gascherie			La Chapelle-sur-Erdre	The monument is inscribed under the historical monuments in 2001.
Château de la Gaudinière	18th century		Nantes	City of Nantes
Château dit "de Gilles de Retz"	13th-16th century		Machecoul	Owned by the municipality
Château de la Gobinière			Orvault
Château de Goulaine	12th century		Haute-Goulaine	Since 1999, the castle welcomes Goulaine in his stables, art and advertising collection of the famous brand of biscuits Nantes (FR). In the 500 meters, the furniture of the old shop, Rue Boileau, are presented with rare items, advertisements, and even the original painting of "The Little Schoolboy" from 1897.
Château de la Gournerie			Saint-Herblain
Château du Goust	14th century	Ruine	Malville	Around 1627-1628, the castle was dismantled by order of Richelieu. The monument is inscribed under the historical monuments in 2008.
Château du Grand Blottereau	18th century	In good condition	Nantes	Owned by the municipality
Château de Granville	1825	Restored	Port-Saint-Père	The monument is inscribed under the historical monuments in 1992.
Château de la Guibourgère			Teillé	The monument is inscribed under the historical monuments in 1982.
Château du Haut-Gesvres
Château de Ker Aulen			Frossay
Château de Kervy
Château de Launay	18th century		Sucé-sur-Erdre	Privately owned
Château de Lauvergnac
Château de Lucinière
Château de Lucinière	17th century		Joué-sur-Erdre	The castle chapel, the orangery, the dining room and decor trim are subject to registration under the Historic Monuments since December 9, 1985.
Château de Machecoul	13th-16th century	Ruins	Machecoul	Private property
Château de la Madeleine	12th-19th century	In good condition	Loireauxence
Château de la Madeleine dit Palais Briau	19th century		Varades	Privately owned
Château Mercœur			Indre
Château de Maubreuil
Château de La Desnerie	15th-19th century		La Chapelle-sur-Erdre	Private property
Château de la Morlière	18th century		Orvault	It is registered under the historical monuments in 2011.
Château de la Motte-Glain	15th century	In good condition	La Chapelle-Glain	Itn/ is open to the public and offers rooms for hire.
Château de la Noë Bel-Air
Château de l'Oiselinière	1822		Gorges	General Louis-Alexandre Audibert (1874 -1955), resistant and Member of Lower Loire, retreated to the Castle after his political career, and spent the last nine years of life.
Château de la Noë de Bel Air	19th century	In good condition	Vallet	Private property
Château d'Oudon	14th-15th century	In good condition	Oudon	State property
Château de la Persagotière			Nantes
Château de la Pinelais	19th century		Saint-Père-en-Retz	It occupies the site of a former manor house that belonged to the MN Saulnier Pinelais (painter of the Navy). fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_de_la_Pinelais
Château de Pirmil	14th century	Ruins	Nantes	Private property
Château du Plessis			Casson	The monument is inscribed under the historical monuments in 1989.
Château du Plessis-de-Vair	12th century	In good condition	Anetz	Open to visitors and it host wedding and other events. The monument is inscribed under the historical monuments in 1980 and 2003.
Château du Plessis-Mareil			Saint-Viaud	The monument is inscribed under the historical monuments in 1978.
Château de Pordor	14th century	In good condition	Avessac	Privately owned
Château de Pornic	12th century		Pornic	Today, the building is not open and it is private property.
Château de Portillon			Vertou
Château de la Poterie			La Chapelle-sur-Erdre
Château de Princé	13th century	Ruins	Chaumes-en-Retz	Private property
Château de Quéhillac	16th-17th century	Ruined	Bouvron	Private property
Château de la Rairie			Pont-Saint-Martin	The monument is inscribed under the historical monuments in 1989. fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_de_la_Rairie
Château de Ranrouët
Château de Ranrouët	12th century		Herbignac	In 1929, the castle was bought by the daughter of Gaston Ecomard. She and her husband, Henri Menager, consolidate the ruins and begin to partially restore the site. In the 1980s, their heirs sell the General Council, which opened to the public.
Château de Retail	15th century		Legé	The monument is inscribed under the historical monuments in 1974.
Château Saint-Clair			Derval	The monument is inscribed under the historical monuments in 1925.
Château de Saint-Mars-de-Coutais			Saint-Mars-de-Coutais	The monument is inscribed under the historical monuments in 1982. fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_de_Saint-Mars-de-Coutais
Château de Saint-Mars-la-Jaille	14th century	Restored	Saint-Mars-la-Jaille	Now owned by the family of Cosse-Brissac. The monument is inscribed under the historical monuments in 1994 fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_de_Saint-Mars-la-Jaille
Château de la Seilleraye	1671		Carquefou	The castle was used as a home dependent medical cure CHU Nantes. It is the subject of a rehabilitation project to install the private apartments.
Château de Souché			Saint-Aignan-Grandlieu
Château de Tesson	15th-18th century	In good condition	Guérande
Château de Thouaré	17th-19th century	In good condition	Thouaré-sur-Loire	Privately owned
Logis de la Touche			La Limouzinière	The monument is inscribed under the historical monuments in 1996. fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logis_de_la_Touche
Château de la Touche			Nozay	The monument is inscribed under the historical monuments in 1988.
Château de la Tour			Orvault
Château de Trévaly	13th century	In good condition	La Turballe	Private property
Château de Tuloc	17th-19th century	In good condition	Guérande	Private property
Château de la Villejégu			Couffé	The monument is inscribed under the historical monuments in 1984. fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_de_la_Villejégu
Château de Villeneuve			Pornichet
Château de la Vrillière			La Chapelle-Basse-Mer	The monument is inscribed under the historical monuments in 2001.
Château de la Vrillière	17th century	In good condition	Divatte-sur-Loire	Private property
Folie de la Gibraye			Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire
Gentilhommière de la Meslerie	18th century	In good condition	Saint-Julien-de-Concelles	Privately owned
Logis seigneurial de l'Escura			Prinquiau
Logis de la Sénaigerie	16th-17th century	In good condition	Bouaye	Private property
Manoir de Bréhet	17th-19th century	In good condition	La Turballe	Private property
Manoir de la Dixmerie			Le Loroux-Bottereau
Manoir de la Hautière	14th century	In good condition	Nantes	Private property
Manoir de la Hélardière			Donges
Manoir de Kerpondarmes	15th century	In good condition	Guérande	Private property
Manoir de Kersalio	15th century	Ruined	Guérande	Owned by the Conseil départemental de la Loire-Atlantique
Manoir de Kervaudu	15th century	In good condition	Le Croisic	Private property
Manoir de l'Orgeraie			Rougé
Manoir de la Paclais		In good condition	Saint-Herblain	Private property
Manoir de la Petite-Haie			Grand-Auverné
Manoir de la Placelière			Château-Thébaud
Manoir de la Touche	15th century	In good condition	Nantes	Private property
Manoir de la Vignette			Le Cellier
Château de la Villejégu
Villa de la Chantrerie	18th century	In good condition	Nantes	Privately owned

Châteaux of Maine-et-Loire

Name	Built	Condition	Location	Notes / more info
Château de l'Ambroise	16th-18th century		Saint-Sulpice	Privately owned
Château d'Angers	13th century		Angers	The tour is free, with visitors documents in 9 languages or audio guides. Guided tours of the tapestry of the Apocalypse are available everyday. A restaurant, the Logis Governor is installed inside the enclosure.
Château d'Angrie	19th century		Angrie	Privately owned
Château d'Aubigné	11th-15th century		Aubigné-sur-Layon	Privately owned
Château de la Baronnière	18th-19th century		Chapelle-Saint-Florent (La)	Privately owned
Château de la Beuvrière Grez-Neuville
Château de Brézé
Château du Bas-Plessis			Chaudron-en-Mauges	Privately owned
Château de Baugé	15th century	In good condition	Baugé	Owned by the town and it is not a museum.
Château de Beauchesne	18th century		Champtocé-sur-Loire	Privately owned
Château de Beaufort-en-Vallée (ruines)	14th-15th century		Beaufort-en-Vallée	Owned by the municipality
Château de Beaulieu	17th-18th century		Saumur	Privately owned
Château de Béliant-Risseau			Brain sur l'Authion
Château de la Berthière	17th century		Plessis-Grammoire (Le)	Privately owned
Château de la Beuvriére Grez-Neuville	1384	Rebuilt in 19th century	Grez-Neuville	The present castle was built around 1867 in the heart of a large agricultural area on the site of an older castle destroyed in 1864.
Château de Beuzon	16th century		Ecouflant	Privately owned
Château du Bois	17th-18th century		Soulaire-et-Bourg	Privately owned
Château de Bois-Geslin	16th century		Armaillé	Privately owned
Château du Bois-Guignot	Moyen Age 18th century		Bécon-les-Granits	Privately owned
Château du Bois Saumoussay (ancien)	16th century		Chacé	Privately owned
Château-Bosset ou château Bocé	15th-17th century		Durtal	Privately owned
Château du Bouchet	16th-18th century	In good condition	Lasse	Privately owned
Château de Bouillé-Théval (ancien)	16th-17th century		Montguillon	Privately owned
Château de Boumois	16th century	Restored	Saint-Martin-de-la-Place	The restoration is 30 years, the result of a lot of sacrifice and a willingness to restore the monument to its original appearance. The entire walkway was dismantled stone by stone and reassembled. fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_de_Boumois
Château de la Bourgonnière	16th-19th century		Bouzillé	Privately owned
Château de Bourmont	16th century		Freigné	It is registered (partially) a historical monument , by order of 29 January 1993.
Château de Brézé	16th century		Brézé	Castle Breze is a private property owned by John Colbert, son of the late Mr. Earl Bernard Colbert and the late Charlotte Marquise de Dreux-Breze.
Château de Briacé	18th century		Saumur	Privately owned
Château de Brissac	11th century		Brissac-Quincé	It is the property and residence of the Dukes of Brissac. It is classified as a historical monument since November 3, 1958.
Château des Buhards	milieu 19th century		Jumellière (La)	Owned by a private company
Château La Cailleterie			La Meignanne
Château de Chacé	17th century		Chacé	Owned by the municipality
Château de Challain-la-Potherie	19th century		Challain-la-Potherie	The castle was partially registered historic monument July 3, 1980.
Château de Champiré	15th-18th century		Grugé-l'Hôpital	Private property
Château de Champtocé	13th century	Ruine	Champtocé-sur-Loire	Apart from the presence of a well, the layout of the interior of the court remains unknown due to lack of archaeological studies.
Château de Chanzeaux	18th-19th century		Chanzeaux	Private property
Château de Chartrené	15th-16th century	In good condition	Chartrené	Privately owned
Château de Chavigné	17th-19th century		Brion	Privately owned
Château de Chemillé	12th-13th century		Chemillé	Owned by the municipality
Château de la Chetardière	18th-19th century		Sainte-Gemmes-d'Andigné	Private property
Château de Chevigné	17th century		Saint-Georges-sur-Loire	Privately owned
Château des Cloîtres	19th century		Chemillé	Owned by the municipality
Château Colbert	17th-19th century		Maulévrier	Privately owned
Château du Coudray-Montbault	16th-18th century		Vihiers	Privately owned
Château de la Cour de Cellières	18th century		Juvardeil	Privately owned
Château des Coutures	19th century		Vivy	Privately owned
Château de Danne	19th century		Saint-Martin-du-Bois	Privately owned
Château de Durtal	11th century		Durtal	It is now offers Bed and breakfast, receptions & seminars and open for visits.
Château d'Echarbot	17th-19th century		Saint-Sylvain-d'Anjou	Owned by a private company
Château d'Echuilly	18th century		Verchers-sur-Layon (Les)	Privately owned
Château d'Epinats	17th-18th century		Cizay-la-Madeleine	Privately owned
Château de la Faucille	17th century		Hôtellerie-de-Flée (L')	Owned by the municipality
Château du Fresne	16th-19th century		Auverse	Privately owned
Château de la Frogerie			Maulévrier
Château de Gatine	16th century		Fougeré	Owned by a private company
Château de Grésillon
Château de Gilles de Rays (restes)			Champtocé-sur-Loire	Privately owned
Château de la Girottière (ancien)			Longué-Jumelles	Privately owned
Château de Gonnord (restes)			Valanjou
Château La Goujonnaie			La Meignanne
Château de la Grandière	16th-18th century		Grez-Neuville	Owned by a private company
Château du Grand-Riou	15th century		Tigné	Privately owned
Château de Grésillon	18th century		Baugé	Cultural works mainly at home during school holidays and offers a varied program of linguistic and thematic courses. It welcomes in particular the training camp for the International Mathematical Olympiad every summer between 2007 and 2011.
Château de la Grézille (ancien)	Moyen Age ; 13th-17th century		Ambillou-Château	Privately owned
Château de la Haute-Guerche	13th-16th century	In good condition	Saint-Aubin-de-Luigné	Privately owned
Château des Hayes Gasselin (ruines)	14th-16th century		Andrezé	Privately owned
Château de Huillé	13th-18th century		Huillé	Privately owned
Château de Jarzé	15th-19th century		Jarzé	Private property
Château de Lancrau	15th-19th century		Champtocé-sur-Loire	Privately owned
Château de Landeronde	15th-17th century		Bécon-les-Granits	Privately owned
Château de Lathan	17th-19th century		Breil	Private property
Château de Launay	15th century		Villebernier	Privately owned
Château de Launay-Baffert	19th century		Chavaignes	Privately owned
Château de Laveau	17th century		Saint-Georges-du-Bois	Privately owned
Château de la Lorie	17th-18th century		Chapelle-sur-Oudon (La)	Privately owned
Château Le Lavouër	18th century	In good condition	Neuvy-en-Mauges	Privately owned
Château de Mantelon	16th-18th century		Denée	Privately owned
Château de Marson	19th-20th century	In good condition	Rou-Marson	Privately owned
Château de Martigné-Briand			Martigné-Briand	The building is registered under the historical monuments in 1926.
Château de Maurepart	15th-19th century		Brigné	Privately owned
Château de la Mauvoisinière	17th-19th century		Bouzillé	Owned by the municipality
Château de la Montchevalleraie	17th century	In good condition	Aviré
Château de Montgeoffroy	18th century		Mazé	The telefilm Marcel Bluwal The Game of Love and Chance was shot entirely in 1966 in the park and various parts of the castle.
Château de Montivert	19th century	In good condition	Vieil-Baugé (Le)	Privately owned
Château de Montreuil-Bellay	12th century		Montreuil-Bellay	After the revolutionary period, the castle became by marriage the property of Grandmaison family, some members of which were mayors of the city or senator.
Château de Montriou	15th-19th century		Feneu	Privately owned
Château de Montsabert	14th-16th century		Coutures	Owned by an association
Château de Montsoreau	15th century	Restored	Montsoreau	After the last restoration in 1999, the castle reopens to the public on 6 July 2001 and has a sound and light path.
Château de Morains	15th century		Saumur	Privately owned
Château de la Morinière	17th century		Soulaines-sur-Aubance	Privately owned
Château de la Motte-Grollier	17th-19th century		Durtal	Privately owned
Château de Narcé (ancien)	18th century		Brain-sur-l'Authion	Owned by the municipality
Château de Noizé
Château de Noizé	1755	Rebuilt	Soulaines-sur-Aubance	It is now a private estate.
Château des Noyers	15th-17th century		Martigné-Briand	Owned by a private company
Château d'Orgemont	18th century		Angers	Privately owned
Château de Parpacé	16th century		Bocé	Privately owned
Château du Plessis-Bourré
Château du Plessis-Macé
Château médiéval de Pouancé
Château de Passavant	11th-15th century		Passavant-sur-Layon	Privately owned
Château de Percher	16th century		Saint-Martin-du-Bois	Privately owned
Château du Périneau-Verrières	18th century		Trélazé	Privately owned
Château de la Perraudière	17th-18th century		Lué-en-Baugeois	Privately owned
Château de la Perrière	17th-18th century	In good condition	Avrillé	Owned by a private company
Château du Petit-Serrant et ses communs	18th century		Bouchemaine	Privately owned
Château de Pignerolle	1776	Restored	Saint-Barthélemy-d'Anjou	Many activities are organized today at the Castle Museum of Communication: guided tours for children, educational workshops, entertainment, carriage rides, visits to the park one of the bunkers.
Château de Pimpéan	15th-18th century		Grézillé	Privately owned
Château du Pin	15th-20th century		Champtocé-sur-Loire	Owned by a private company
Château du Plessis-Bourré	1468		Écuillé	In 1978 Antoinette Ferrieres Sauveboeuf born Cross, granddaughter of the Duke of Dalmatia and her husband Bruno de Ferrieres Sauveboeuf are appointed by descent to manage the castle. They live in the house with their three children until 2009 and ensure maintenance by opening to the public in 1981.
Château du Plessis-Greffier	15th-18th century		Huillé	Privately owned
Château du Plessis-Macé	13th century		Plessis-Macé	In 2008 , some scenes of The Lady of Monsoreau were filmed at the castle. Open to visitors.
Château de Pocé			Distré
Château de Ponts-de-Cé (Les)			Ponts-de-Cé (Les)
Château du Pont-de-Varenne	16th-18th century		Louresse-Rochemenier	Privately owned
Château médiéval de Pouancé	13th century		Pouancé	The medieval castle is open to the public from mid-June to late August. The tour lasts one hour and no visit is free.
Château du Raguin	17th century		Chazé-sur-Argos	Privately owned
Château Rivet	15th-16th century		Ponts-de-Cé (Les)	Privately owned
Château de la Roche-Jacquelin	15th-18th century		Daumeray	Privately owned
Château de la Roche	18th-19th century	In good condition	Noyant-la-Gravoyère	Privately owned
Château de la Romanerie	18th century		Saint-Barthélemy-d'Anjou	Privately owned
Château de la Rousselière	18th century		Soulaire-et-Bourg	Privately owned
Château du Rouvoltz	18th-19th century		Chaumont-d'Anjou	Privately owned
Château des Rues	19th century		Chenillé-Changé	Privately owned
Château de Saint-Hénis	15th-16th century		Andigné	Privately owned
Château Saint-Quentin			La Meignanne
Château Saint-Venant			La Meignanne
Château de Sancé	16th-18th century		Saint-Martin-d'Arcé	Privately owned
Château de La Saulaie	15th-19th century		Candé	Privately owned
Château de Saumur	10th century		Saumur	The city bought the castle in the state and gradually renovating, settles the Museum of Decorative Arts.
Château de Serrant	16th century	In good condition	Saint-Georges-sur-Loire	Currently owned by Prince Charles and Princess de Merode.
Château de Somloire	16th century		Somloire	Privately owned
Château de la Sorinière			Chemillé	Owned by the municipality
Château de Soucelles	17th-18th century		Soucelles	Private property
Château de Soulanger ou château des Basses-Minières	18th century		Doué-la-Fontaine	Owned by the municipality
Château de Souvigné	18th-19th century		Denée	Privately owned
Château de la Touche-Savary	17th-18th century		Saint-Germain-des-Prés	Privately owned
Château de la Turmelière
Château de la Tour du Pin (restes)			Fontaine-Guérin	Privately owned
Château de la Thibaudière	19th century		Montreuil-Juigné	Privately owned
Château de la Turmelière	13th century	Ruine	Liré	Today the ruins belong to the municipality of Liré. The castle during the 19th century is the headquarters of the association "the Turmelière" which hosts many school, college, school and university students as well as many tourists who come to discover this place full of history and poetry.
Château de Varenne (La)	19th century		Varenne (La)	Privately owned
Château de Vaux (Chaumont-d'Anjou)	14th-20th century		Chaumont-d'Anjou	Privately owned
Château de Vaux (Miré)	15th century		Miré	Privately owned
Château du Verger	15th century	Ruine	Seiches-sur-le-Loir	It remains today the influence of the old castle and its forecourt (ie the remains of the castle itself, the facades and roofs of buildings forecourt, golf attitude who match, the moats and walls counterscarp moats).
Château de Vaux (Miré)	15th century		Miré	Privately owned
Château de Vernée (Champteussé-sur-Baconne)	17th-19th century		Champteussé-sur-Baconne	Privately owned
Château de Vernée (Querré)			Querré
Château du Vieux Bagneux	13th-18th century		Saumur	Privately owned
Château et " ville close "	Moyen Age		Champtoceaux	Private property
Château de la Ville-au-Fourrier	15th-19th century		Vernoil	Privately owned
Château de Villeneuve	14th-15th century		Martigné-Briand	Privately owned
Domaine du château de Bussy-Fontaines	15th-18th century		Verchers-sur-Layon (Les)	Privately owned
Domaine de Chateaubriant			Sainte-Gemmes-sur-Loire	Privately owned
Domaine du château de Varennes	17th century		Savennières	Owned by a private company
Manoir de la Coutardière, ancien château	15th-17th century		Brissarthe	Privately owned
Seigneurie du bois (anciens bâtiments)	15th-16th century		Coudray-Macouard (Le)	Privately owned
Site castral de Milly-le-Meugon	16th-17th century		Gennes	Owned by the municipality

Châteaux of Mayenne

Name	Built	Condition	Location	Notes / more info
Camp de Beugy	1083	Ruine	Sainte-Suzanne	Open to visitors.
Château d'Ampoigné	17th century		Ampoigné	It is registered as historical monument since January 26, 1987
Château de l'Aune Montgenard
Château de l'Angellerie			Beaulieu-sur-Oudon
Château de l'Ansaudière			Saint-Martin-du-Limet
Château d'Anthenaise			La Chapelle-Anthenaise
Château des Arcis (Buret (Le))			Buret (Le)
Château des Arcis (Meslay-du-Maine)	16th-19th century		Meslay-du-Maine	Privately owned
Château l'Ardrier			Montigné-le-Brillant
Château d’Aron			Aron
Château de l'Aubinière			Arquenay
Château de l'Aulne			La Bazouge-des-Alleux
Château de l'Aunay			Marigné-Peuton
Château de l'Aune			Châlons-du-Maine
Château d'Auvers			Bonchamp-lès-Laval
Château des Auzuzières			Juvigné
Château d'Averton			Averton
Château de Bailly			La Chapelle-Rainsouin
Château de Bourg l'Évêque
Château du Bailleul			Gorron
Château de la Ballue			Forcé
Château de la Barbottière			Ahuillé
Château de la Barillière			La Croixille
Château de la Barre			Bierné
Château du Bas-du-Gast			Laval
Château de Bas Maigné			Montenay
Château du Bas Mont			Moulay
Château du Baubigné			Fromentières
Château de la Bauterais			Simplé
Château de Bazeille			Le Ham
Château de Beaubigné	15th-19th century		Fromentières	Private property
Château de Beauchêne			Saint-Saturnin-du-Limet
Château de Beaulieu			Beaulieu-sur-Oudon
Château de Beaumont			Saint-Denis-d'Anjou
Château de la Béchère	16th-17th century		Deux-Évailles	Private property
Château de Bel-Air			Saint-Poix
Château de Bellebranche			Saint-Brice
Château de Bellevue			Saint-Denis-de-Gastines
Château de la Bermondière			Saint-Julien-du-Terroux
Château du Bignon Bonchamps			Saint-Laurent-des-Mortiers
Château de la Bigottière			Louverné
Château des Bigottières			Maisoncelles-du-Maine
Château des Bois			Saint-Pierre-sur-Orthe
Château du Bois-Belleray			Martigné-sur-Mayenne
Château du Breil			Contest
Château du Bois Cuillé			Cuillé
Château de Bois Flèche			Martigné-sur-Mayenne
Château de Bois Frou			Lassay-les-Châteaux
Château du Bois Gamast			Laval
Château du Bois-Jourdan	17th century		Bouère	Privately owned
Château du Bois du Maine	15th-17th century	In good condition	Rennes-en-Grenouilles	Privately owned
Château de La Boissière	12th-17th century	In good condition	Boissière (La)	Privately owned
Château du Bois-du-Pin			Bazougers
Château du Bois-Robert			Préaux
Château de Bois-Salair			Saint-Georges-Buttavent
Château du Bois Thibault	15th century		Lassay-les-Châteaux	The castle is regularly the scene of the events were organized by the Cultural Association Lassay-les-Châteaux. Since May 8, 2013, the Castle opens its doors to the public through free or guided tours, free. For the first year, so the castle opens a regular basis.
Château de Bordeaux			Brée
Château de la Bossivière			Argenton-Notre-Dame
Château de la Bouche			Commer
Château de la Bouche d'Uzure			Bouchamps-lès-Craon
Château de la Bouchefolière			Simplé
Château de Bouillé	15th century	Ruine	Torcé-Viviers-en-Charnie	It remains today of the old castle tower converted into a house.
Château de Bourg l'Evèque			Simplé
Château de Bourgon	15th century	Restored	Montourtier	It was bought in 2004 by Mr. and Mrs. Ducatillon, a couple from the North of France. The French Heritage Society made ??a donation in 2009 to the restoration of the castle and major roofing are scheduled for 2010-2012, approved by the Historic House.
Château de Bourg l'Evèque			Simplé
Château de la Bourrière			Saint-Berthevin
Château de la Bouverie			Olivet
Château de la Bozée			Bazougers
Château de Brée			Brée
Château de la Bréhonnière			Astillé
Château de Bréon			Marigné-Peuton
Château de Bréon-Subert			Daon
Château de Briacé			Entrammes
Château les Brosses			Saint-Berthevin
Château de la Brossonnière			Chemazé
Château de la Carrière			La Cropte
Château de la Courbe de Brée
Château de Courtaliéru
Château de Champfleury	15th century		Arquenay	fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_de_Champfleury
Château de Champfleury (Fromentières)			Fromentières
Château de Chanay			Grez-en-Bouere
Château de Changé			Changé
Château de Chanteil			Méral
Château de Chantepie			Thuboeuf
Château de la Chapelle-Rainsouin			La Chapelle-Rainsouin
Château de Château-Gontier	13th century	In good condition	Château-Gontier	Privately owned
Château du Chatelier			Saint-Berthevin
Château de la Chaussonnerie			Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne
Château de Chellé		Ruins	Hambers	Privately owned
Château du Chêne			Château-Gontier
Château de la Chevalerie			Châtelain
Château de la Chevrollière			Ampoigné
Château de la Chevronnais			Congrier
Château de Clavières	19th century		Le Bignon-du-Maine	Louis Guays des Touches
Château de Clivoy			Chailland
Château de Corbusson			Saint-Berthevin
Château de la Cornesse			La Brulatte
Château du Coudray	15th-18th century		Saint-Denis-du-Maine	Privately owned
Château des Courans			Longuefuye
Château de la Cour (Ambrières-les-Vallées)			Ambrières-les-Vallées
Château de la Cour (Assé-le-Bérenger)			Assé-le-Bérenger
Château de la Cour (Châtelain)			Châtelain
Château de la Cour (Fromentières)			Fromentières
Château de la Cour (Grazay)			Grazay
Château de la Cour (Laubrières)			Laubrières
Château de la Cour (Sainte-Gemmes-le-Robert)			Sainte-Gemmes-le-Robert
Château de la Cour (Vautorte)			Vautorte
Château de la Courbe de Brée	12th century		Brée	It is registered as historical monument 1995.
Château de Courcelles			Nuillé-sur-Vicoin
Château de Courceriers	16th-17th century	Ruins	Saint-Thomas-de-Courceriers	Privately owned
Château de la Cour d'Ouette			Entrammes
Château de Courgés			Chailland
Château de Courtaliéru	13th century	Ruine	Vimarcé	The chateau became the property of the house of Vasse. Although destroyed, the site still retained the title of lordship.
Château de Craon	1770		Craon	This remained the domain owner until 1954, when it gives way to Count Louis Guébriant, father of the current owner. The castle was converted into luxury guest rooms.
Château de la Croisnière	17th century		Saulges	Privately owned
Château de Daviet			Bouère
Château du Domaine			Laubrières
Château de la Drugeotterie			Entrammes
Château de la Ducherie			Saint-Céneré
Château des Ecorces			Chemazé
Château d'Entrammes			Entrammes
Château de l'Epinay			Cossé-le-Vivien
Château d'Erbrée	19th century		Fromentières	Privately owned
Château de l'Escoublère	17th century		Daon	It is registered as historical monument 1927.
Château des Etoyères			Saint-Céneré
Château des Écorces
Hôtel des Éperons
Maison forte de l'Éperonnière
Château de l'Escoublère
Château des Étoyères
Château de la Fautraise			Argenton-Notre-Dame
Manoir de la Fertré
Château de la Fenardière			Saint-Berthevin
Château de la Ferté			Saint-Denis-de-Gastines
Château de Feu	18th century		Juvigné	Privately owned
Château de la Feuillée			La Bigottière
Château de Fontenaille			Saint-Pierre-des-Landes
Château de la Forge			Chailland
Château de la Forge (Chémeré-le-Roi)			Chémeré-le-Roi
Château du Fouilloux			Saint-Germain-le-Fouilloux
Château de Foulletorte	16th century		Saint-Georges-sur-Erve	Castle Foulletorte being private, the interior can not be visited. Exterior visit only: you can move through the alley to the bridge above the courtyard, where you have a beautiful view of this house.
Château de Frénay			Saint-Mars-sur-Colmont
Château de Fresnay	15th century		Bourgneuf-la-Forêt	It is registered as historical monument 1994.
Château du Fresne	16th-17th century	In good condition	Champéon	Privately owned
Château de la Futaie			Saint-Mars-sur-la-Futaie
Château le Gasseau			Vimarcé
Château de Gaudré
Camp de Gènes
Château de Goué
Château de Gastines			Chemazé
Château de la Gaudinière			Forcé
Château de la Girardière			Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne
Château de la Goinière			Andouillé
Château de Gondin			Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne
Château de Goué	14th century		Fougerolles-du-Plessis	It is registered as historical monument 1973
Château du Grand Coudray	17th century	In good condition	Villaines-la-Juhel	Private property
Château de la Grande Haye			Désertines
Château de la Grande Jallerie			Daon
Château du Grand Vahais			Ernée
Château de la Grenottière			La Chapelle-Anthenaise
Château de Grenousse			Saint-Céneré
Château de Grenusse			Argentré
Château de la Guénaudière			Grez-en-Bouère
Château des Guées de Pierres			Livet
Château de Hauterive	13th century		Argentré	The outer castle and gardens are opent to visitors. fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_de_Hauterive_(Argentré)
Château de Hauteville	14th century		Charchigné	Its ruins stand atop a hill, on a statelly land that fell within Lassay.
Château du Haut Fresne			Sacé
Château du Haut Méral			Montsûrs
Château de Herfroide			La Cropte
Château de la Houssaye			L'Huisserie
Château du Houx			Vautorte
Château des Ifs	16th century		Montsûrs	Privately owned
Château de l'Ile du Gast			Saint-Fraimbault-de-Prières
Château de la Jacopière			Craon
Château de la Jaffetière			Changé
Château de la Jupelière			Maisoncelles-du-Maine
Château de la Juvardière			Sacé
Château de Juvigné			Juvigné
Château de Lancheneil et ses anciens colombiers			Nuillé-sur-Vicoin	Privately owned
Château de Levaré			Levaré	Private company
Château de la Lande de Niafles	16th century		Niafles	It is registered as historical monument 1987 fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_de_la_Lande_de_Niafles
Château de Lanfrière			Montjean
Château de Lassay	12th century		Lassay-les-Châteaux	It is now a private residence.
Château du Lattay			Andouillé
Château de Launay-Villiers			Launay Villiers
Château de Laval	12th century	Restored.	Laval	It is restored from 1911 and it is open to the public in 1920. The courts, for their part, leaving the Chateau Neuf in 1998, when an inner wall collapses. The building is now in poor condition and a new courthouse was built from 2003 to 2006 on the Place Saint-Tugal . The Chateau Neuf is then restored. The old Court of Justice to host a reception and dinner must be installed at the southern angle.
Château de Lévaré	11th century		Levaré	In 2001, it is Francoise and Henri-Jean Anglade Bosc acquiring Castle Levaré and undertake new work (electrical, plumbing, bathroom, kitchen ...) to live there and revive the castle. fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_de_Lévaré
Château des Linières	17th century		Ballée	Privately owned
Château de la Lizière			Maisoncelles-du-Maine
Château de Louiseval			Ambrières-les-Vallées
Château de Lozé			Ambrières-les-Vallées
Château de Lucé			Saint-Denis-du-Maine
Château de Luigné			Coudray
Château des Lutz			Daon
Château de Magnanne	17th century	In good condition	Ménil	Privately owned
Château de la Malvandière			Arquenay
Château de Marthebise
Site fortifié du Ménil-Barré
Château de la Marie	1577		Alexain	It has a main building attic and flanked by two pavilions lowered. All stands near a neo-Gothic chapel. This sanctuary retains over one of its windows, the memory of the legend of Our Lady to the Swarm. fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_de_la_Marie_(Alexain)
Château de la Marigny			Alexain
Château de la Maroutière	13th-15th century		Saint-Fort	Privately owned
Château de Mausson (Landivy)	15th-16th century	In good condition	Landivy	Private property
Château de Mausson (Lassay-les-Châteaux)			Lassay-les-Châteaux
Château de Mauvinet			Ruillé-Froids-Fonds
Château de Mayenne	8th century		Mayenne	The castle is the only archaeological site in the national interest of the Pays de la Loire , Mayenne Castle is the subject of a study from 1996 on masonry elevation. Built to assert power Carolingian face Bretons and Normans , a palace, preserved on three levels, was gradually contained in defensive structures to become a real castle.
Château de Mayneuf			Quelaines-Saint-Gault
Château de la Mazure			Forcé
Château de Mégaudais			Saint-Pierre-des-Landes
Château de la Ménardière			Beaulieu-sur-Oudon
Château de la Ménaudière			Saint Cyr-le-Gravelais
Château du Mesnil dit Mesnil-Barré			Saint-Germain-le-Guillaume
Château de Minzé			Châtelain
Château de Mirvault			Château-Gontier
Château de Moiré			Coudray
Château de la Monnerie			Saint-Germain-d'Anxure
Château du Montaigu			Argentré
Château de Montchevrier			Nuillé-sur-Vicoin
Château de Montcroix			La Brulatte
Château de Montecler	16th century		Châtres-la-Forêt	Privately owned. It is registered as historical monument 2011.
Château de Montesson	15th century		Bais	Castle Montesson remained long the property of Montesson family, but lack of resources, they had to sell to individuals.
Château de Montflaux	14th century		Saint-Denis-de-Gastines	Father Angot, reported at the beginning of 20th century, the castle gallery had portraits of the family Froullay, elbowing those revolutionary or brand Republicans as Ledru-Rollin and Cavaignacs, other remarkable paintings and memories of Talleyrand-Périgord, where the table was signed forfeiture of Napoleon I.
Château de Montgiroux			Saint-Germain-d'Anxure
Château de Montguerré			Montenay
Château de Montjean	15th century	Ruine	Montjean	On 15 August 1818, Mr. Morin Blottais of receipt of the family of the Tr&eacte;moille, the earth and the old castle for 80,000 francs.
Château de Montsûrs	19th century	Ruins	Montsûrs
Château de la Morlière			L'Huisserie
Château de Mortiercrolles	15th century		Saint-Quentin-les-Anges	It is registered as historical monument 1924. fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_de_Mortiercrolles
Château de la Mortière			Saint-Denis-d'Anjou
Château de Mortreux	16th century		Daon	Privately owned
Château de la Motte			Madré
Château de la Motte-Babin			Louverné
Château de la Motte-Daudier	16th century		Niafles	fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_de_la_Motte-Daudier
Château de la Motte-Henry			Arquenay	Privately owned
Château de la Motte-Husson			Martigné
Château la Motte-Serrant			Montflours
Château du Moulin Raillé			Coudray
Château de Mythème			Martigné-sur-Mayenne
Château Neuf	16th-19th century		Laval	Owned by the municipality
Manoir des Nuillés
Château de Neuville			Saint-Sulpice
Château de Neuvillette			Jublains
Château des Nicolières			Niafles
Château de Noirieux	18th-19th century	In good condition	Saint-Laurent-des-Mortiers	Privately owned
Château d'Orange			Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne
Château de l'Orbière			Forcé
Château de l'Orgerie			Averton
Château de Pannard			Ernée
Château de Poligné
Château de la Provôterie
Château de la Patrière			Courbeveille
Château de la Petite Sevaudière			Bouère
Château de la Pihoraye	17th century		Pontmain	Privately owned
Château du Pin de Préaux	15th century	Ruine	Préaux	The Pine Mill, located on the left bank depended on the territory of Beaumont. fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_du_Pin_de_Préaux
Château des Places			Daon
Château des Plains			Le Bignon-du-Maine
Château le Plessis			Parné-sur-Roc
Château du Plessis-Bochard	18th century		Saint-Pierre-des-Nids	Privately owned
Château du Plessis de Cosmes	16th century		Cosmes	It is now a farm. fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_du_Plessis_de_Cosmes
Château du Plessis-Buret	16th century	Ruine	Sainte-Gemmes-le-Robert	It is now a farmfr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_du_Plessis-Buret
Château des Poiriers			Loigné-sur-Mayenne
Château de Poligné	18th century		Bonchamp-lès-Laval	At the beginning of 20th century, built on the avenue, a vast underground chapel richly coated with white marble walls. A group of the same material remembers vividly her death that this chapel is the burial vault. fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_de_Poligné
Château de Poligny	19th century		Forcé	Privately owned
Château de Port-Brillet			Port-Brillet
Château de la Porte			Ménil
Château de la Poupelière			Ahuillé
Château du Puy			Ruillé-Froid-Fonds
Château et parc du Puy	17th century		Ruillé-Froid-Fonds	Privately owned
Château du Puyz			Saint-Martin-de-Connée
Château de la Ragottière			Astillé
Château du Ricoudet
Manoir de Rouessé
Château de Rigardon			Saint-Denis-de-Gastines
Château de Rigohaut			Argentré
Château de la Roche (Ahuillé)			Ahuillé
Château de la Roche (Origné)			Origné
Château de la Roche-Pichemer	13th-16th century	In good condition	Saint-Ouën-des-Vallons	Privately owned
Château du Rocher	13th century		Mézangers	The castle is the subject of a classification as historical monuments since August 13, 1963.
Château du Rocher (Entrammes)			Entrammes
Château des Rochères			Meslay-du-Maine
Château des Rochers			Bouchamps-lès-Craon
Château des Roches			Louvigné
Château de la Rongère (Houssay)	16th-17th century		Houssay	Owned by a private company
Château de la Rongère (La Croixille)			La Croixille
Château de la Rongère (Saint-Sulpice)	13th century		Saint-Sulpice	Owned by a Private property. fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_de_la_Rongère_(Saint-Sulpice)
Château du Ronceray			Louverné
Château du Roseray	18th century		Ballots	Privately owned
Château de Rouesse			Laval
Château de la Roussardière			Quelaines-Saint-Gault
Château de Saint-Amadour			La Selle-Craonnaise
Château de Saint-Ouen de Chemazé
Château de la Sionnière
Château de la Subrardière
Château de Thévalles
Château de Thorigné-en-Charnie
Château de Thuré
Château de Saint-Melaine			Laval
Château de Sainte-Suzanne	10th century	In good condition	Sainte-Suzanne	Open to the public under the Interpretation Centre of Architecture and Landscape.
Château de Saint-Ouen de Chemazé	16th century		Chemazé	The monument is the subject of a classification as historical monuments since December 13, 1923.
Château de Senonnes	16th century		Senonnes	The abbot Angot described at the beginning of the 20th century the castle as an imposing dark mass, located in the village, which goes in ruins, though inhabited in part by the farmer.
Château de la Sevaudière			Bouchamps-lès-Craon
Château de la Sicorie			Saint-Germain-le-Guillaume
Château de la Sionnière	15th century		Argenton-Notre-Dame	The castle and especially the caves are plundered by the battalions of the Nièvre and Calvados staying there, September 11, 1794 fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_de_la_Sionnière_(Argenton)
Château de Soulgé	13th century		Saulges	Owned by a private company
Château de Souvray			Bazougers
Château de Sumeraine			Parné-sur-Roc
Château de Terchant	16th century		Ruillé-le-Gravelais	The castle which was demolished one wing was completely restored at the end of the 19th century, it is the abbot Angot, especially remarkable for the development of gardens, woods and ponds. However, it noted that a park plan, with island with a beautiful chapel in the middle of the lake remained at the project stage. fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_de_Terchant
Château du Tertre (Mée)			Mée
Château du Tertre (Vimarcé)			Vimarcé
Château de Thévalles	15th century		Chémeré-le-Roi	A museum of prehistoric antiquities and art objects had been formed under the leadership of Miss Boxberg, friend and companion of the Marquise de Rochelambert. The library contains rare books and some manuscripts. The museum was very rich.
Château de Thorigné-en-Charnie	11th century	Ruine	Thorigné-en-Charnie
Château de Thuré			La Bazouge-des-Alleux	It is registered as a historical monument 1974. fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_de_Thuré
Château de Thubœuf			Nuillé-sur-Vicoin
Château de Torcé			Ambrières-les-Vallées
Château de la Touchasse			Grez-en-Bouère
Château de la Touche			Meslay-du-Maine
Château de la Tour-Carrée			La Cropte
Château de la Tour-Cornesse			La Brulatte
Château de Trancalou	1887	Ruine	Deux-Évailles
Château de la Valette			Villiers-Charlemagne
Château de la Villaudray
Château le Vallon			Entrammes
Château de Varennes-l'Enfant			Épineux-le-Seguin	A modern castle, but antique style of military architecture, was built from the year 1850 on the old foundations. A beautiful and monumental ancient wood, expertly restored, a fireplace adorns the rooms, the ceiling joists and flooring apparent are a very decorative effect. fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_de_Varennes-l'Enfant
Château de Vauraimbault			Montigné-le-Brillant
Château de Vaussenay			Argentré
Château des Vaux	14th-16th century		Champéon	Owned by a private company
Château du Verger de Montigné	16th century	Ruine	Montigné-le-Brillant	Everything was destroyed around 1800 , but the two towers that still give a feudal character to the town they dominate. fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_du_Verger_de_Montigné
Château de la Vezouzière			Bouère	Privately owned
Château Vieux			Laval	Owned by the municipality
Château de la Vieux-Cour			Ahuillé
Château des Vignes			Quelaines-Saint-Gault
Château de la Villatte			Montigné-le-Brillant,
Château de Villeneuve			Chailland
Château de Villiers-Charlemagne			Villiers-Charlemagne
Domaine de la Bellière	17th-19th century		Champfrémont	Privately owned
Donjon de Sainte-Suzanne			Sainte-Suzanne
Enceinte fortifiée de Loré			Oisseau
Hotel des Eperons			Laval
La Provôterie			Ahuillé	It is belonged to the Robert Mason, Chancellor of France under Charles VII and protector of Joan of Arc. fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Provôterie_(Ahuillé)
Logis de Baugé			Cigné
Logis du Bois
Logis seigneurial de la Grande Coudrière			Mézangers
Logis-hébergement du Haut-Rocher			Soulgé-sur-Ouette
Logis seigneurial de Viaulnay			Loigné-sur-Mayenne
Logis de la Joubardière			Saint-Martin-du-Limet
Logis du Petit Marigné			Daon
Logis du Plessis			Marigné-Peuton
Logis du Poirier			Saint-Hilaire-du-Maine
Logis de la Teillais			Laigné
Maison forte de l'Eperonnière			Livré-la-Touche
Manoir de l'Antrepoutre			Jublains
Manoir d'Aubigné			Vaiges
Manoir du Bois Morin (Bonchamp-lès-Laval)			Bonchamp-lès-Laval
Manoir du Bois Morin (Grez-en-Bouère)			Grez-en-Bouère
Manoir du Breil aux Francs			Entrammes
Manoir du Buleu			Marcillé-la-Ville
Manoir de la Chesnelière			Saint-Christophe-du-Luat
Manoir de Classé			Saint-Germain-de-Coulamer
Manoir de la Coudre			Changé
Manoir de Fontenelle			Laigné
Manoir de Forcé			Forcé
Manoir des Gaudinières			Saint-Pierre-sur-Erve
Manoir de la Girouardière			Peuton
Manoir du Grand Cheré			Parné-sur-Roc
Manoir de la Grande Courteille			Bonchamp-lès-Laval
Manoir de Gresse			La Chapelle-Anthenaise
Manoir du Grand Cheré			Parné-sur-Roc
Manoir du Gué			La Dorée
Manoir de Longuefougères			Torcé-Viviers-en-Charnie
Manoir du Moulinet			Château-Gontier
Manoir de Montviant			Château-Gontier
Manoir du Petit Nazé			Argentré
Manoir de Pierrefontaine			Sainte-Gemmes-le-Robert
Manoir des Pins			Saint-Pierre-sur-Erve
Manoir de Plessis-Guilleux			Bonchamp-lès-Laval
Manoir de Ravigny			Ravigny
Manoir du Réseul			Saint-Hilaire-du-Maine
Manoir de Sacé			Bonchamp-lès-Laval
Manoir de Saint-Christophe			La Boissière
Manoir de Saint-Clément			Craon
Manoir du Tertre			Nuillé-sur-Vicoin
Manoir de Villegran			La Chapelle-Craonnaise
Motte féodale des Murailles			Saint-Christophe-du-Luat
Oppidum du Château Meignan			Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne

Châteaux of Sarthe

Name	Built	Condition	Location	Notes / more info
Château d'Aillières-Beauvoir			Aillières-Beauvoir
Château d'Ardenay	19th century		Ardenay-sur-Mérize	Condominium Ardenay Park. It is now a library.
Château des Aulnays	11th century	Ruine	Torcé-en-Vallée	Severely damaged by the English, it was rebuilt in the 14th and 15th centuries, then abandoned.
Château de Ballon	11th century		Ballon	It was an important fortress during much of the medieval period. Its current appearance is characteristic of the late 15th century. fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_de_Ballon
Château de Beaucé
Château de Bénéhard	16th century		Chahaignes	Bruce de Jaham
Château de la Balluère	15th century		Pirmil	Privately owned
Château de la Barbée	19th century		Bazouges-sur-le-Loir	Privately owned
Château de Bazouges sur le Loir	11th century		Bazouges-sur-le-Loir	It is now a museum.
Château de Beaumont-sur-Sarthe			Beaumont-sur-Sarthe	Privately owned
Château de Bellefille	16th-18th century	In good condition	Chemiré-le-Gaudin	Privately owned
Château de Bénéhard	16th century		Chahaignes	It is subject to registration with historical monuments since August 11, 1987. fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_de_Bénéhard
Château de Bezonnais			Écommoy
Château de Bonnetable (Bonnétable)	15th-19th century		Bonnétable	Privately owned
Château de Bouloire	16th century		Bouloire	Owned by the municipality
Château des Bordeaux	18th century		Amné	Owned by a private company
Château de Brusson			Soulitré
Château de la Buzardière	15th-18th century		Changé	Privately owned
Château de Chanteloup	16th century		Vallon-sur-Gée	Privately owned
Château de Chéronne	Moyen Age		Tuffé	Privately owned
Château de la Chesnaye	17th century		Saint-Mars-de-Locquenay	Privately owned
Château des Comtes du Maine	12th-15th century	In good condition	Mans (Le)	Owned by the municipality
Chateau de Connerré			Connerré
Château de Coulans			Coulans-sur-Gée	Privately owned
Château de Coulennes	15th-18th century		Loué	Privately owned
Château de la Cour	Moyen Age		Vezot	Privately owned
Château de Courcival	17th century		Courcival	Owned by a private company
Château de Courmenant	867	Ruine	Rouez-en-Champagne	fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_de_Courmenant
Château de Courtanvaux	14th century	Restored	Bessé-sur-Braye	Castle Courtanvaux is open to visitors from April to September. In summer, the outbuildings (orangery, stables, dining carriages) are open in a festival of art for lovers or simple walkers find paintings, sculptures, photographs, pottery ... and meet the artists. The castle hosts various shows Courtanvaux season.
Château de Dehault	15th century		Dehault	The monument is subject to registration as a historic monument since December 29, 1981fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_de_Dehault
Château de Dobert	18th century		Avoise	Owned by a private company
Château d'Eporcé	17th-20th century	In good condition	Quinte (La)	Privately owned
Château des Etangs (ancien)	16th-18th century		Saint-Vincent-du-Lorouër	Privately owned
Château des Etangs L'Archevêque
Château de Ferté-Bernard (La)	11th-17th century		Ferté-Bernard (La)	Owned by the municipality
Château de Fresnay-sur-Sarthe	14th-15th century		Fresnay-sur-Sarthe	Owned by the municipality
Château de Gallerande	11th century		Luché-Pringé	Private property, it is not possible to visit.
Château des Gringuenières
Château de La Grange-Moreau			Vallon-sur-Gée
Château de la Grifferie	17th-18th century		Luché-Pringé	Owned by a private company
Château des Gringuenières	16th century		La Chapelle-d'Aligné	Facades and roofs of the main building and the decor of the living room and the stairs are subject to a registration monuments since June 14, 1994.
Château de la Groirie	16th-18th century	In good condition	Trangé	Privately owned
Château du Gros Chesnay	17th-18th century		Fillé	Privately owned
Château du Haut-Rasné	19th century		Chahaignes	Privately owned
Château des Hunaudières	18th-19th century		Mulsanne	Privately owned
Château de la Jaille	16th-19th century		Chahaignes	Privately owned
Château de Launay			Lombron
Château de Lauresse	17th century		Lombron	Privately owned
Château de Lorrière	15th-19th century		Dissé-sous-le-Lude	Private property
Château de Luart	19th century		Luart (Le)	Privately owned
Château de Lucé	18th century		Grand-Lucé (Le)	Private property
Château du Lude	13th century	Restored	Lude	Many representations "sound and light" were given there, with a reputation that exceeds department. fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_du_Lude_(Sarthe)
Château de Malicorne-sur-Sarthe			Arthezé	Owned by a private company
Château de Malicorne-sur-Sarthe	12th-18th century	In good condition	Malicorne-sur-Sarthe	Privately owned
Château du Mans	11th century			Today, the castle square , behind the Place Saint-Michel and the cathedral remained intact and well preserved by the municipal service to remember the monumental building that sat at the north end of the old city from the 11th century. fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_du_Mans
Château de la Marcellière	16th-17th century		Marçon	Owned by a private company
Château de Martigné	18th century		Avessé	Privately owned
Château du Maurier	16th-19th century		Fontaine-Saint-Martin (La)	Owned by a private company
Château de Monhoudou			Monhoudou
Château de Montbraye			Parigné-l'Évêque
Château de Montmirail	11th century		Montmirail	It is subject of multiple registrations under historical monuments.
Château de Montertreau	19th century		Parigné-le-Pôlin	Privately owned
Château de Montfort-le-Gesnois			Montfort-le-Gesnois
Château de Montreuil-le-Henri			Montreuil-le-Henri	Privately owned
Château de Moulinvieux	17th-18th century		Asnières-sur-Vègre	Privately owned
Château de Nauvay
Château d'Oyré	15th century		Clermont-Créans	The castle is now a place dedicated to private events. It is rented by companies or individuals including through seminars or weddings.
Château d'Oyré
Château de Passay			Sillé-le-Philippe	Privately owned
Château de Poncé
Château du Paty	15th-18th century		Chenu	Privately owned
Château des Perrays	17th-19th century		Parigné-le-Pôlin	Owned by an association
Château de Perrochel			Saint-Aubin-de-Locquenay	Privately owned
Château du Petit-Perray	18th century		Vaas	Privately owned
Château de Poncé	16th century		Poncé-sur-le-Loir	It leads to the Italian garden at the back of the castle, designed in the 1930s.
Château de la Renaudière	15th-19th century		Neuvy-en-Champagne	Owned by a private company
Château de la Roche-Mailly	19th century		Requeil	Privately owned
Château des Roches			Sceaux-sur-Huisne
Château de Sablé	15th-18th century	In good condition	Sablé-sur-Sarthe	State property
Château de Saint-Aignan	16th-18th century	In good condition	Saint-Aignan	Privately owned
Château de Saint-Mars	15th-18th century		Saint-Mars-la-Brière	Private property
Château de Saint Paterne			Saint-Paterne
Château des Salles	15th century		Mayet	Various projects are being considered for the future of this building: space animations, home of cultural events ( Festival of Saint-Loup ), a training center of the En Avant Guingamp.
Château de la Sauvagère			Chemiré-le-Gaudin	Privately owned
Château de Semur-en-Vallon	18th century		Semur-en-Vallon	Privately owned
Château de Sillé-le-Guillaume	11th-17th century	In good condition	Sillé-le-Guillaume	Owned by the municipality
Château de Sourches	17th century	In good condition	Saint-Symphorien	Privately owned
Château du Tronchet	18th century		Tronchet (Le)	Privately owned
Château de Vaulogé	15th-19th century	In good condition	Fercé-sur-Sarthe	Owned by a private company
Château de Verdelles	15th century		Poillé-sur-Vègre	Privately owned
Château de Vernie	17th century		Vernie	Privately owned
Château du Vieux-Lavardin	12th-15th century		Mézières-sous-Lavardin	Privately owned
Château de Villaines	17th century		Louplande	Privately owned
Château de Viré en Champagne
Château de Viré	15th-19th century		Viré-en-Champagne	Privately owned
Domaine de Courtilloles	18th century		Saint-Rigomer-des-Bois	Privately owned

Châteaux of Vendee

Name	Built	Condition	Location	Notes / more info
Château d'Apremont	13th century	Replaced by a modern house	Apremont	In its place now stands a modern house, the terrace on which it stands seems to reuse a larger structure. There are remains of the medieval castle that traces of a large tower, ruined, and another smaller one near the entrance.
Château d'Ardelay	15th century	In good condition	Les Herbiers	Owned by the municipality
Château d'Asson	15th-18th century		Boissière-de-Montaigu (La)	Privately owned
Château de l'Aubraye	16th century		Réorthe (La)	Privately owned
Château de l'Audardière	16th-17th century		Apremont	Privately owned
Château d’Apremont
Château de l’Aubraie
Château de la Beaugisière	18th century	In good condition	Saint-Michel-le-Cloucq	Privately owned
Château du Bois-Tissandeau
Château de Bazoges-en-Pareds	12th-16th century		Bazoges-en-Pareds	Owned by the municipality
Château de Beaumarchais	16th century		Brétignolles-sur-Mer	Facades and roofs of the castle as well as the fireplace on the ground floor are the subject of a registration under the historical monuments since June 27, 1962.
Château de Belle-Vue			Sainte-Cécile
Château de Bessay	16th-19th century		Bessay	Privately owned
Château du Boisniard			Chambretaud
Château de Boistissandeau	16th century	In good condition	Herbiers (Les)	Owned by a private company
Château de la Bonnelière (Saint-Michel-Mont-Mercure)	17th century		Saint-Michel-Mont-Mercure	Privately owned
Château de la Bonnelière (Sèvremont)			Sèvremont
Château de la Bonnetière	13th century		Saint-Urbain
Château de la Boursière			Venansault
Château du Breuil			Saint-Denis-la-Chevasse
Château de la Brunière	16th century	In good condition	Givre (Le)	Privately owned
Château de la Cantaudière	16th century	In good condition	Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits	Owned by a private company
Château de la Chabotterie	14th-16th century		Saint-Sulpice-le-Verdon	Privately owned
Château de la Court-d’Aron
Château des Chassenon	16th century		Xanton-Chassenon	Privately owned
Château de Chastellier-Barlot	15th-17th century		Poiré-sur-Velluire (Le)	Privately owned
Château de Châteaumur			Sèvremont
Château de la Chevallerie	18th century	In good condition	Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine	Privately owned
Château de la Citardière	17th century		Mervent	Privately owned
Château de Commequiers	15th century		Commequiers	Privately owned
Château dit La Cressonnière (ancien)	16th century		Cezais	Privately owned
Château des Echardières			Flocellière (La)	Privately owned
Château de l'Echasserie	15th-17th century	In good condition	Bruffière (La)	Privately owned
Château de Essarts (Les)	12th-13th century	Ruins	Essarts (Les)	Privately owned
Château de l'Étenduère			Les Herbiers
Château de l'Échasserie
Château du Fief-Milon	14th-19th century		Boupère (Le)	Privately owned
Château de la Flocellière	Moyen Age-19th century	In good condition	Flocellière (La)	Private property
Château du Fougeroux	18th century		Chapelle-Thémer (La)	Privately owned
Château de Garnache	15th century		Garnache (La)	Privately owned
Château de la Guignardière
Château de la Girardie	16th century		Sérigné	Privately owned
Château des Granges-Cathus	16th-19th century		Talmont-Saint-Hilaire	Privately owned
Château de la Grève	12th century	Ruined	Saint-Martin-des-Noyers
Château de la Guignardière	1555		Avrillé	It is open to visitors from April to September. The castle is now home to many activities, including golf games puzzles "The Castle of adventurers.".
Château des Herbiers			Les Herbiers
Château de L’Hermenault
Château de Hermenault	15th-18th century		Hermenault (L')	Privately owned
Vieux-château de l'Île d'Yeu	14th century	Ruine	l'Île-d'Yeu	In the 1970s, Maurice Esseul (from the island) began the search and restoration of the castle. It holds regular conferences and organizes daily tours.
Château de l'Ilôt-les-Tours	17th century		Nalliers	Privately owned
Château du Lac	19th century		Réaumur	Privately owned
Château de Landebaudière	18th century		Gaubretière (La)	Owned by the municipality
Château du Landreau			Les Herbiers
Château de la Maison-Neuve	15th century		Montournais	Privately owned
Château de la Ménardière	15th century		Saint-Pierre-du-Chemin	Privately owned
Château de Mesnard-la-Barotière	15th century		Mesnard-la-Barotière	Owned by a private company
Château de la Métaire	17th century		Le Poiré-sur-Vie	Owned by a private company
Château de Montaigu (Vendée)	15th-16th century	In good condition	Montaigu	Owned by the municipality
Château de Nesmy	16th-19th century		Nesmy	Privately owned
Château-Neuf	19th century		Sigournais	Privately owned
Château de Noirmoutier	1690		Noirmoutier	Since 1993 , the castle of Noirmoutier hosts within its walls, its courtyard, representations of " Festival of Noirmoutier en l'Ile ", organized by the" Regional Theatre Pays de la Loire ". Theatrical and musical summer festival that takes place every year in August.
Château des Noyers	15th century		Saint-Paul-en-Pareds	Privately owned
Château de Oulmes	17th-18th century		Oulmes	Privately owned
Château de Palluau	13th-18th century		Palluau	Privately owned
Château du Parc-Soubise
Château du Parc Soubise	17th-19th century	In good condition	Mouchamps	Privately owned
Château de la Pelissonnière	16th century		Boupère (Le)	Privately owned
Château de Pierre-Levée	18th century		Olonne-sur-Mer	Owned by a private company
Château du Plessis-le-Franc	16th-19th century		Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salle	Privately owned
Château du Pont-de-Vie			Le Poiré-sur-Vie
Château de Pouzauges	12th century	Ruine	Pouzauges	The ruins of Pouzauges are dominated by its majestic tower of 12th century. The dungeon, over 25 meters high, is one of 12 towers that made ??up the curtain, giving visitors a majestic example of Romanesque civil architecture. It was classified historic monument in 1862 on list.
Château de la Preuille			Saint-Hilaire-de-Loulay
Château du Puy-du-Fou	11th-16th century		Epesses (Les)	Owned by the Department
Château de Rabatelière	17th-19th century		Rabatelière (La)	Private property
Château des Roches-Baritaud	15th century	In good condition	Saint-Germain-de-Prinçay	Privately owned
Château de Saint-Juire	15th-18th century		Saint-Juire-Champgillon	Privately owned
Château de Sainte-Hermine	13th century		Sainte-Hermine	This unique design has been registered, as the whole site at a Historic Monuments.
Château de Saint-Martin-Lars-en-Sainte-Hermine	15th-17th century		Saint-Martin-Lars-en-Sainte-Hermine	Private property
Château de Saint-Mesmin	14th century	In good condition	Saint-André-sur-Sèvre	Owned by Syndicat Mixte du Château de Saint Mesmin
Château de Saint-Michel-le-Cloucq	12th-19th century	In good condition	Saint-Michel-le-Cloucq	Private property
Château de Talmont-Saint-Hilaire	11th-16th century		Talmont-Saint-Hilaire	Owned by the municipality
Château de Terre Neuve	1580		Fontenay-le-Comte	Heiress Elizabeth Roulhac Rochebrune wife Count Raoul Poignand of Fontenioux, the descendants have kept live the old house now open to visitors.
Château de Tiffauges	12th century		Tiffauges	The castle is owned by the General Council of Vendée . It hosts a series of concerts and a conservatory medieval war machines. The castle is experiencing a tourism boom in the last ten years. It has long been abandoned in ruins, the large internal surface of the castle was even used for a period as a football field of the local club RST Tiffauges.
Château du Veillon			Talmont-Saint-Hilaire
Castel du Verger			Saint-Christophe-du-Ligneron
Château de Vendrennes	12th-17th century		Vendrennes	Privately owned
Château de la Vérie	9th century		Challans
Château des Voureuils			Chasnais
Logis de la Chabotterie	16th century	In good condition	Montréverd	Conseil départemental de la Vendée
Logis du Colombier			Mouchamps
Manoir de Ponsay			Chantonnay
Tour Mélusine	13th century		Vouvant	It is classified as a historic monument since 1927.
Tour de Moricq	15th century	Preserved and restored	Angles	The town of Angles bought the building in 1988 to ensure the preservation and restoration. fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tour_de_Moricq

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