Who lived at the Château de Rochambeau?

The Vimeur de Rochambeau family has owned the château since the 16th century, and it was here that Marshal de Rochambeau, a hero of the American War of Independence, died in 1807.

Can you visit the Château de Rochambeau?

No opening hours or admission prices are confirmed in the available information.

How old is the château?

Its central part dates from the 16th century, with 18th-century additions including two square pavilions and Mansard roofs.

What is the puisard at Rochambeau?

It is a circular rock-cut space behind the 1841 retaining wall, once planted with vines.

Château de Rochambeau

Rochambeau Castle

Thoré-la-Rochette

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Where: Thoré-la-Rochette

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Château de Rochambeau stands in Thoré-la-Rochette (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: 16th century, 18th century, 19th century). Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Standing above the Loir river at Thoré-la-Rochette, the Château de Rochambeau carries the name of the marshal who led French forces at Yorktown. Built in the 16th century and later altered in the 18th with two square pavilions and Mansart-style roofs, it still holds the marshal's bedroom, untouched since his death in 1807. Facing the house, a curved neoclassical retaining wall built in 1841 links two towers around a chapel and leads to a rock-cut amphitheatre known as the puisard. A lime-tree avenue planted by Rochambeau himself, now two centuries old, runs alongside the river for nearly three kilometres.

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What to know

The château has been listed as a historic monument since 1969 for its facades and roofs, and since 2000 for the chapel and outbuildings.
No verified information is available here on opening hours, prices or visit duration.
The grounds include a lime-tree avenue running nearly three kilometres along the Loir river.
Caves cut into the hillside opposite the château may date back to prehistoric times.

Where this château is

Thoré-la-Rochette · Loir-et-Cher · Centre-Val de Loire

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Address

Center-Loire Valley, 41100 Thoré-la-Rochette

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA00098620
Period of construction: 16th century, 18th century, 19th century

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Who lived at the Château de Rochambeau?: The Vimeur de Rochambeau family has owned the château since the 16th century, and it was here that Marshal de Rochambeau, a hero of the American War of Independence, died in 1807.
Can you visit the Château de Rochambeau?: No opening hours or admission prices are confirmed in the available information.
How old is the château?: Its central part dates from the 16th century, with 18th-century additions including two square pavilions and Mansard roofs.
What is the puisard at Rochambeau?: It is a circular rock-cut space behind the 1841 retaining wall, once planted with vines.