What is the architectural style of Plessis castle?

The castle combines medieval elements from the fourteenth to fifteenth centuries with classical modernization: its western section dates from around 1640, its eastern section from around 1738, both characteristic of seventeenth and eighteenth-century French style.

Is Plessis castle open to visitors?

Visit information is not available. Contact the town hall of Saint-Aubin-des-Châteaux directly to learn about access conditions.

What about the agricultural buildings visible on the site?

The nineteenth century saw the addition of agricultural and craft buildings (bakehouse, cider press) that transformed the castle into an integrated rural production unit within the wooded landscape.

Château du Plessis

Plessis Castle

Saint-Aubin-des-Châteaux

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Where: Saint-Aubin-des-Châteaux

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Château du Plessis stands in Saint-Aubin-des-Châteaux (Loire-Atlantique), in the Pays de la Loire region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 17th century, 18th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

The Plessis castle is a seventeenth and eighteenth-century residence in Saint-Aubin-des-Châteaux, Loire-Atlantique. Built upon the remains of a medieval manor, it underwent profound transformations over the centuries: the western section dates from around 1640, the eastern section from around 1738. The wooded site, which overlooks the Chère valley, became organized around farm buildings in the nineteenth century, transforming the castle into a rural production unit.

What to know

The facades and roofs of the castle, its outbuildings and a small seventeenth-century pavilion are listed as historic monuments.
The castle stands within a wooded setting and is distinguished by its architectural evolution: elements from the fourteenth to fifteenth centuries remain beneath the renovations of the classical and modern periods.
The organization of the site around nineteenth-century agricultural and craft buildings (bakehouse, cider press) reflects its evolution as a rural estate.

Where this château is

Saint-Aubin-des-Châteaux · Loire-Atlantique · Pays de la Loire

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Address

44110 Saint-Aubin-des-Châteaux

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Château phone number

+33 2 40 28 40 05

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA00108854
Period of construction: 17th century, 18th century

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What is the architectural style of Plessis castle?: The castle combines medieval elements from the fourteenth to fifteenth centuries with classical modernization: its western section dates from around 1640, its eastern section from around 1738, both characteristic of seventeenth and eighteenth-century French style.
Is Plessis castle open to visitors?: Visit information is not available. Contact the town hall of Saint-Aubin-des-Châteaux directly to learn about access conditions.
What about the agricultural buildings visible on the site?: The nineteenth century saw the addition of agricultural and craft buildings (bakehouse, cider press) that transformed the castle into an integrated rural production unit within the wooded landscape.