When we first saw this château, we thought it was Renaissance but in fact it was built in the 19th century. Previous owners included Annette de la Rochejaquelein and the Chauvelin family but today it belongs to the regional authorities and is used as a residential medical centre. The second photo shows a circular dovecote with a hexagonal lantern on top.
Lorsqu’on a vu ce château, nous pensions qu’il datait de l’époque de la Renaissance, mais en fait il fut bâti au XIXe siècle. Il a appartenu à Annette de la Rochejaquelein puis à la famille de Chauvelin entre autres. Actuellement, il est la propriété du Conseil Général du Loir-et-Cher. Il possède un pigeonnier circulaire dont le toit conique est surmonté par un haut lanternon hexagonal (voir deuxième photo).
4 replies on “Younger than it looks – Plus jeune qu’il ne paraît”
Those 19th century neo-gothic places can often fool. I was surprised to find out recently that the chateau at Veretz is a 19C rebuild!
It was really difficult to find any history. An article in La Nouvelle République said it was 17th century 🙂
Probably like Beauvais at Azay sur Cher then, 17C bones, vastly titivated in the 19C.
Yes the dovecote may be older.