Who built the current château de Madon?

The present building was erected around 1770 for Charles-Gilbert de May de Termont, bishop of Blois.

What remains of the medieval château de Madon?

A 16th-century pavilion survives, a remnant of the château rebuilt between 1468 and 1505 after damage from the Hundred Years' War.

Why did Louis XII visit Madon in 1498?

He came to appear before an ecclesiastical council examining his request to annul his marriage to Jeanne de Valois.

Is the château de Madon a protected monument?

Yes, it has been listed as a historic monument since an order of 10 April 1948, a protection that also covers the park, chapel, outbuildings and entrance gate.

Château de Madon

Madon Castle

Candé-sur-Beuvron

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Where: Candé-sur-Beuvron

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Château de Madon stands in Candé-sur-Beuvron (Loir-et-Cher), 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, 17th century, 18th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

The château de Madon stands at Candé-sur-Beuvron, on grounds occupied since the year 1000 by a residence of the counts of Blois and later by the abbots of Saint-Lomer. The building seen today dates mainly from the 1770s, built for Charles-Gilbert de May de Termont, bishop of Blois, though a 16th-century pavilion survives as a remnant of the earlier château from the time of Louis XII. In the park, a small domed chapel shelters a spring once said to cure eye ailments.

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What to know

The château has been listed as a historic monument since 1948, along with its park, chapel, outbuildings and entrance gate.
The main façade is reached by a terrace with only two steps.
A separate 16th-century pavilion recalls the earlier château rebuilt between 1468 and 1505.
The domed chapel in the park was built over an old spring.

Where this château is

Candé-sur-Beuvron · Loir-et-Cher · Centre-Val de Loire

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Address

24 Rue de la Loire, 41120 Candé-sur-Beuvron

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA00098403
Period of construction: 15th century, 16th century, 17th century, 18th century

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Who built the current château de Madon?: The present building was erected around 1770 for Charles-Gilbert de May de Termont, bishop of Blois.
What remains of the medieval château de Madon?: A 16th-century pavilion survives, a remnant of the château rebuilt between 1468 and 1505 after damage from the Hundred Years' War.
Why did Louis XII visit Madon in 1498?: He came to appear before an ecclesiastical council examining his request to annul his marriage to Jeanne de Valois.
Is the château de Madon a protected monument?: Yes, it has been listed as a historic monument since an order of 10 April 1948, a protection that also covers the park, chapel, outbuildings and entrance gate.