Can you visit the camp de Gènes?

There is no building to visit, it is an earthen mound visible outdoors.

From which period does the camp de Gènes date?

This fortification dates back to the Middle Ages.

Is the camp de Gènes a protected site?

The motte castle has been listed as a historic monument since 1984.

Where is the camp de Gènes located?

It lies in Saint-Loup-du-Gast, in the Mayenne department, by the Mayenne river, near the confluence of the Varenne and Colmont.

Camp de Gènes

Saint-Loup-du-Gast

Access

No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Saint-Loup-du-Gast

To make a day of it

Open within 20 km

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Camp de Gènes stands in Saint-Loup-du-Gast (Mayenne), in the Pays de la Loire region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: Middle Ages). No visits are on record for this building.

The camp de Gènes is a medieval motte castle overlooking the Mayenne valley, near the confluence of the Varenne and Colmont rivers, in the commune of Saint-Loup-du-Gast. The site retains its distinctive earthwork mound, flanked by two raised enclosures. Rather than a built castle, this is an earthen fortification remnant, making it more a place for a walk and landscape viewing than a conventional monument visit.

Written from Camp de Gènes

What to know

The site is an open-air earthen mound with no building to visit.
No opening hours or fees are attached to this location, access is free from the surroundings.
The ground is elevated near the riverbank, so suitable walking shoes are recommended.
The visit mainly involves observing the earthwork and the surrounding natural setting.

Where this château is

Saint-Loup-du-Gast · Mayenne · Pays de la Loire

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Address

Saint-Loup-du-Gast, Mayenne

Directions open from wherever you are, by car or public transport.

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA00109602
Period of construction: Middle Ages

Frequently asked

Can you visit the camp de Gènes?: There is no building to visit, it is an earthen mound visible outdoors.
From which period does the camp de Gènes date?: This fortification dates back to the Middle Ages.
Is the camp de Gènes a protected site?: The motte castle has been listed as a historic monument since 1984.
Where is the camp de Gènes located?: It lies in Saint-Loup-du-Gast, in the Mayenne department, by the Mayenne river, near the confluence of the Varenne and Colmont.