Château de Bazouges
Bazouges Castle
Bazouges Cré sur Loir
Access
No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found
- Where
- Bazouges Cré sur Loir
To make a day of it
Open within 20 km
Sleep nearby
Château de Bazouges stands in Bazouges Cré sur Loir (Sarthe), 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). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.
Bazouges Castle, built in the 15th century, preserves a fortified circular wall that testifies to its medieval origins. The classified ensemble includes not only the castle itself but also its outbuildings and setting: common buildings, mills, inner courtyard, gardens, moats and orchard with icehouse, forming a closed domain around an island.
What to know
- The castle has been listed as a historic monument since 1928, and its constituent parts (walls, gardens, moats) were registered in 1994.
- The site includes an island, moats and gardens that are integral parts of the protected estate.
- The circular 15th-century wall is its main visible architectural feature.
Where this château is
Bazouges Cré sur Loir · Sarthe · Pays de la Loire
Loading the map…
This châteauChâteaux within 40 km
Address
72200 Bazouges Cré sur Loir
Directions open from wherever you are, by car or public transport.
- Period of construction
- 15th century
Base map © IGN, Géoplateforme
Frequently asked
- What exactly is protected at Bazouges Castle?
- The castle itself, its outbuildings, mills, inner courtyard, gardens, moats, orchard with icehouse and the estate's island are protected as historic monuments.
- When was Bazouges Castle built?
- The fortified ensemble dates to the 15th century, with its medieval character marked by the circular wall.
Something wrong here?
Tell us. Every report moves this entry up our verification queue.
Sources
Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Mérimée register.
- This entry in Markdown
- Wikidata Q1870261
- Mérimée PA00109677
Within an hour’s drive
Château de la Barbée (Barbée Castle)Bazouges Cré sur Loir · Sarthe- Château de la Motte-Grollier (Motte-Grollier Castle)Durtal · Maine-et-Loire
Château de la Bouillerie (Bouillerie Castle)Crosmières · Sarthe- Manoir d'AuversDurtal · Maine-et-Loire
Château des Gringuenières (Gringuenières Castle)La Chapelle-d'Aligné · Sarthe
Château de Durtal (Durtal Castle)Durtal · Maine-et-Loire