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Château de Jarzé, Jarzé Villages

Château de Jarzé

Jarzé Castle

Jarzé Villages

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Jarzé Villages

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Château de Jarzé stands in Jarzé Villages (Maine-et-Loire), in the Pays de la Loire region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: fourth quarter of the 15th century, fourth quarter of the 18th century, first quarter of the 19th century). No visits are on record for this building.

Jarzé Castle, built in the final quarter of the 15th century by Jean Bourré, treasurer of France, preserves beneath its early 19th-century tufa facing the original Renaissance structures and layouts. The property comprises the main building, outbuildings, a game reserve, a pheasantry, and a chapel, all listed as historic monuments. The grounds, with their avenues, pond, and garden terraces, form a unified estate whose landscape design is protected.

What to know

  • The three levels of the castle (cellars, ground floor and first floor) are protected internally, as are the facades and roofs of all estate buildings.
  • The entire grounds are protected, including the pond with its dam, main and secondary avenues, terraces, gardens and perimeter walls.
  • Construction dates to the late 15th century, though the building received new façade stonework between 1794 and 1809.
  • The castle belonged to Jean Bourré, who held a prominent position in royal administration at the time of its construction.

Where this château is

Jarzé Villages · Maine-et-Loire · Pays de la Loire

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Address

Jarzé Villages, Maine-et-Loire

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Heritage status
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
Mérimée record PA49000073
Period of construction
fourth quarter of the 15th century, fourth quarter of the 18th century, first quarter of the 19th century

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Frequently asked

Who built Jarzé Castle ?
Jean Bourré, treasurer of France, constructed the castle in the late 15th century.
What can be seen today beneath the current façade ?
Beneath the tufa facing applied between 1794 and 1809, the original 15th-century structures survive with their interior layouts and some Renaissance decorative elements.
What is protected at Jarzé Castle ?
The castle's façades, roofs and three interior levels, the outbuildings, game reserve, pheasantry and chapel, as well as the entire grounds with their avenues, pond, terraces and gardens.

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Sources

Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Mérimée register.

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