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Château de Princé, Chaumes-en-Retz

Château de Princé

Princé Castle

Chaumes-en-Retz

Access

No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where
Chaumes-en-Retz

To make a day of it

Open within 20 km

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Château de Princé stands in Chaumes-en-Retz (Loire-Atlantique), in the Pays de la Loire region of France. No visits are on record for this building.

The château de Princé, in Chaumes-en-Retz (Loire-Atlantique), survives only as scattered ruins within the forest of Princé. Several successive buildings once stood on the site, starting with a medieval manor from the 14th century connected to Jeanne Chabot and the Laval family, before the estate was burned down in 1793 during the Vendée war. Nearby lie the remains of a 17th-century pleasure garden known as the îles enchantées, laid out under Henri de Gondi, duke of Retz, with its canals, small pavilions and a pool called the Baignoir.

Written from Château de Princé

What to know

  • Only ruins and scattered remains are found in the forest, with no standing château to tour.
  • The visit takes place outdoors, on foot, over natural woodland terrain that requires some walking.
  • The îles enchantées garden, with its canals and the Baignoir pool, can be explored in the open air nearby.
  • No opening hours or fees apply, since this is an open natural site rather than a managed monument.

Where this château is

Chaumes-en-Retz · Loire-Atlantique · Pays de la Loire

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Address

Prince, 44680 Chaumes-en-Retz

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Heritage status
Protection status unknown

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