Can you visit the château de Bonaventure?

No habitable building remains to visit; the surviving enclosure walls can be seen from outside, within the grounds of the château d'Uzage.

Why did the château disappear?

Abandoned after Louis XI's death, it fell into ruin and was sold and demolished in 1745.

What remains of the château today?

An entrance gate, a section of brick wall, a wall from the former Offices building, and the crenellated Tour des Jardins.

Is the château de Bonaventure a protected monument?

Yes, its ruins have been listed as a monument historique since 1962, with other parts of the estate listed in 1952 and 2010.

Château de Bonaventure

Bonaventure Castle

Huismes

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Where: Huismes

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Château de Bonaventure stands in Huismes (Indre-et-Loire), in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 15th century, 16th century, 18th century, 19th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

At Huismes, within the grounds of the château d'Uzage, stand the remains of a former royal hunting lodge built in the 15th century for Louis XI, who stayed there several times between 1479 and 1482. The main residence and its chapel disappeared after demolition in the mid 18th century, but part of the enclosure survives: an entrance gate, a brick wall section and a crenellated tower known as the Tour des Jardins. This is a site for tracing a vanished royal retreat rather than visiting a complete château.

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This place also features in The castles of Louis XI

What to know

The remains lie within the grounds of the château d'Uzage, about 5 km from Chinon.
No habitable building remains: only a gateway, a section of brick wall, a wall from the former Offices building and the Tour des Jardins can be seen from outside.
The ruins have been listed as a monument historique since 1962, while other parts of the estate (facades, manor, dovecote, park) were listed in 1952 and 2010.
The site is best understood as traces of an enclosure rather than a château open for interior visits.
It relates to the former royal hunting grounds around Chinon forest.

Where this château is

Huismes · Indre-et-Loire · Centre-Val de Loire

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Address

Huismes, Indre-et-Loire

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA00097777
Period of construction: 15th century, 16th century, 18th century, 19th century

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Can you visit the château de Bonaventure?: No habitable building remains to visit; the surviving enclosure walls can be seen from outside, within the grounds of the château d'Uzage.
Who built the château de Bonaventure?: The lodge was built in the 15th century for Louis XI, who stayed there several times between 1479 and 1482 during hunts in the Chinon forest.
Why did the château disappear?: Abandoned after Louis XI's death, it fell into ruin and was sold and demolished in 1745.
What remains of the château today?: An entrance gate, a section of brick wall, a wall from the former Offices building, and the crenellated Tour des Jardins.
Is the château de Bonaventure a protected monument?: Yes, its ruins have been listed as a monument historique since 1962, with other parts of the estate listed in 1952 and 2010.