Château Bocé
Bocé Castle
Durtal
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- Where
- Durtal
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Château Bocé stands in Durtal (Maine-et-Loire), in the Pays de la Loire region of France. The building is listed as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 15th century, 17th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.
Château Bocé, built in the 15th century in Durtal, is a manor house with an attached porch-dovecote and a former chapel. Protected as a historic monument, it reflects late medieval civil architecture in Anjou. The main house's facades and roofs, the porch, and the enclosure wall are the principal features of the property.
What to know
- The monument is not open for regular public visits; it is a privately owned classified property.
- The building dates from the 15th century; the chapel, built in the final quarter of that century, was separately classified in 1989.
- The site comprises the manor house, a porch-dovecote, and an enclosure wall, all registered or classified as historic monuments.
Where this château is
Durtal · Maine-et-Loire · Pays de la Loire
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Address
Durtal, Maine-et-Loire
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- Period of construction
- 15th century, 17th century
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Frequently asked
- Can you visit Château Bocé?
- The château is a private property and is not regularly open to visitors. Only the elements protected as historic monuments (facades, roof, porch, chapel and wall) are subject to this protection.
- What exactly was protected?
- The facades and roof of the 15th-century manor house, the porch-dovecote, and the enclosure wall were registered in 1987. The former chapel was separately classified in 1989.
- Where exactly is Château Bocé located?
- It is located in Durtal, Maine-et-Loire, in the historic region of Anjou.
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Sources
Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Mérimée register.
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- Wikidata Q2967840
- Mérimée PA00109091
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