What is the main interest of Courcival castle?

Its bathroom entirely covered in glazed ceramics, rare for the period, as well as the preservation of kitchens, dairy and rooms dated from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, with overlaid decorations in the dining room.

When was the castle built?

In 1646, in the second quarter of the 17th century, set on a terrace with a water-filled moat system.

Which architectural features are noteworthy?

The main staircase with wrought-iron railings, the moat surrounding the building, and the elevated terraced platform design.

Château de Courcival

Courcival Castle

Courcival

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Where: Courcival

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Château de Courcival stands in Courcival (Sarthe), in the Pays de la Loire region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: second quarter of the 17th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

Built in 1646, Courcival castle stands out for its terraced position and the water-filled moat that surrounds it completely. The building has preserved unusually intimate features through the centuries: 17th-century kitchens and dairy, an 18th-century drawing room, and notably a bathroom entirely tiled with glazed ceramics. Inside, a staircase with wrought-iron railings leads through rooms where the dining hall displays two layers of decoration, one from the 18th century and another from the 19th with hunting scenes.

What to know

The building, outbuildings, moat, and access avenues have been protected as historical monuments since 2011.
Visits include the historic living spaces: kitchen, dairy, drawing room, tiled bathroom, dining room with its successive decorations, and the period staircase.
The castle occupies a terraced platform surrounded by water, which is a distinctive feature of its site.

Where this château is

Courcival · Sarthe · Pays de la Loire

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Address

72110

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA72000043
Period of construction: second quarter of the 17th century

Frequently asked

What is the main interest of Courcival castle?: Its bathroom entirely covered in glazed ceramics, rare for the period, as well as the preservation of kitchens, dairy and rooms dated from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, with overlaid decorations in the dining room.
When was the castle built?: In 1646, in the second quarter of the 17th century, set on a terrace with a water-filled moat system.
Which architectural features are noteworthy?: The main staircase with wrought-iron railings, the moat surrounding the building, and the elevated terraced platform design.