Who built the château de Lassay?

The stronghold is first mentioned in the thirteenth century, and the lordship took shape in the early sixteenth century through the union of four neighbouring estates.

Who owns the château de Lassay today?

Since 2001 it has belonged to Thierry and Sandrine Dusonchet, who were honoured in 2008 for their restoration work.

Where is the château de Lassay located?

It stands in the commune of Saint-Michel-de-Chavaignes, in the Sarthe department, about 1.2 km north-northwest of the village centre.

What remains of the castle's fortifications?

A curtain wall with a watch path survives, along with two round towers called Justice and Audience and a square tower with a pavilion roof.

Château de Lassay

Lassay Castle

Saint-Michel-de-Chavaignes

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Where: Saint-Michel-de-Chavaignes

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Château de Lassay stands in Saint-Michel-de-Chavaignes (Sarthe), in the Pays de la Loire region of France. No visits are on record for this building.

In Saint-Michel-de-Chavaignes, in the Sarthe department, the château de Lassay stands on a fortified site whose origins go back to the thirteenth century, when four neighbouring lordships were brought together. Its moat, fed by the Nogue stream, surrounds a curtain wall flanked by two round towers and a square tower, remnants of a defensive system dating from the late fifteenth century. The main dwelling, rebuilt in the eighteenth century, stands near a chapel that was converted into a studio by a couple of sculptors in the late nineteenth century, while a dovecote with five hundred nesting holes recalls the estate's farming past.

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What to know

The château belongs to private owners who have continued its restoration since 2001.
The site includes water moats, a main dwelling, outbuildings and a chapel, but no longer the farm or the mill, which were sold separately in 1911.
The roof structure of the main dwelling was fully restored in 2007.
The dovecote, once half in ruins with five hundred nesting holes, has been restored by the current owners.

Where this château is

Saint-Michel-de-Chavaignes · Sarthe · Pays de la Loire

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Address

72440 Saint-Michel-de-Chavaignes

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Who built the château de Lassay?: The stronghold is first mentioned in the thirteenth century, and the lordship took shape in the early sixteenth century through the union of four neighbouring estates.
Who owns the château de Lassay today?: Since 2001 it has belonged to Thierry and Sandrine Dusonchet, who were honoured in 2008 for their restoration work.
Where is the château de Lassay located?: It stands in the commune of Saint-Michel-de-Chavaignes, in the Sarthe department, about 1.2 km north-northwest of the village centre.
What remains of the castle's fortifications?: A curtain wall with a watch path survives, along with two round towers called Justice and Audience and a square tower with a pavilion roof.