When was the Bois-Guignot château built?

The site dates to the Middle Ages with its water-filled moats, but the château underwent major reconstruction in the mid-18th century giving it its present form, followed by further modifications in 1836.

What is a patte d'oie in architectural terms?

It is an arrangement of three alleys radiating from a central point to form an opening outward; the Bois-Guignot has such a layout providing access to the courtyard.

When was the château's chapel built?

The neo-Gothic chapel was added after 1832 and is among the elements protected as a historic monument.

Château du Bois-Guignot

Bois-Guignot Castle

Bécon-les-Granits

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Where: Bécon-les-Granits

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Château du Bois-Guignot stands in Bécon-les-Granits (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: Middle Ages, second half of the 18th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

The Bois-Guignot château in Bécon-les-Granits originates in the Middle Ages on a site protected by moats. Its present appearance dates to the 18th century, following a reconstruction that gave the residence its symmetrical facade with horizontal mouldings, arranged around a courtyard that opens outward through a patte d'oie layout. Later additions of wings and pavilions partially conceal this classical structure, while a 19th-century neo-Gothic chapel completes the ensemble.

What to know

The building has been protected as a historic monument since 2006, with full protection of its facades, roofs, interior decoration on the ground and first floors, as well as its outbuildings and chapel.
The park retains its essential 18th-century features: the courtyard of honour, moats, walled gardens and the three allées of the patte d'oie approach from beyond the estate.
Modifications made in 1836 complete the building as it now appears, with later rear wings obscuring the original 18th-century structure.

Where this château is

Bécon-les-Granits · Maine-et-Loire · Pays de la Loire

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Bécon-les-Granits, Maine-et-Loire

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA49000052
Period of construction: Middle Ages, second half of the 18th century

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When was the Bois-Guignot château built?: The site dates to the Middle Ages with its water-filled moats, but the château underwent major reconstruction in the mid-18th century giving it its present form, followed by further modifications in 1836.
What is a patte d'oie in architectural terms?: It is an arrangement of three alleys radiating from a central point to form an opening outward; the Bois-Guignot has such a layout providing access to the courtyard.
When was the château's chapel built?: The neo-Gothic chapel was added after 1832 and is among the elements protected as a historic monument.