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Château de Champtocé, Champtocé-sur-Loire

Château de Gilles de Rais

Champtocé-sur-Loire

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Champtocé-sur-Loire

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Château de Champtocé stands in Champtocé-sur-Loire (Maine-et-Loire), in the Pays de la Loire region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Champtocé castle, also known as the castle of Gilles de Rais, survives today only as ruins. Located on the banks of the Loire in Anjou, this site linked to the historical figure of Gilles de Rais was registered as a historical monument in 1926. The remains bear witness to medieval occupation of the site.

This place also features in The castles of Gilles de Rais

What to know

  • The site has been protected as a historical monument since 1926.

Where this château is

Champtocé-sur-Loire · Maine-et-Loire · Pays de la Loire

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Address

49123 Champtocé-sur-Loire

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Heritage status
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
Mérimée record PA00109016

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The most visited in this department — Maine-et-Loire