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  5. 44540 Vallons-de-l'Erdre

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Castle en Loire-Atlantique

Loire-Atlantique

Castle

    4 Route de Bonnœuvre
    44540 Vallons-de-l'Erdre
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Timeline

Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1300
1400
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
vers 1334
Construction of the castle
1598
First destruction
1618
Second destruction
1764
Plans of the new castle
1793
Revolutionary fire
1838-1847
Post-revolution restorations
1912-1914
Demolition of the central body
1994
Registration for historical monuments
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

The whole park (see plan annexed to the decree); facades and roofs of buildings of the communes, including the interior decorations of the eighteenth century, of the grilles of the building of the laundry with its fixed installations, pavilions in their entirety (cf. C 273-283, 285-299, 303, 415, 599, 601-603, 650, 651, 871): entry by order of 14 March 1994

Key figures

Yvon XII de La Jaille - Lord and builder Founded the castle around 1334.
Pierre de la Touche - Captain Henry IV Took the castle during the wars.
Abbé Pierre Charles Gaignard - Plan architect Designed the 18th century castle.
Famille Ferron de La Ferronnays - Owner and sponsor Fit build the castle in 1764.
Charles de Raimond - Architect restorer Directed the works in the 19th century.

Origin and history

The castle of Saint-Mars-la-Jaille, located in the present municipality of Vallons-de-l'Erdre (Loire-Atlantique), finds its origins in the 14th century with the construction of a first castle by Yvon XII de La Jaille around 1334. This castle, involved in the Wars of Religion, was destroyed twice: first in 1598 by order of Henry IV, then in 1618 by Richelieu. Only a dovecote, transformed into a water castle, remains from that time.

In 1764, Abbé Pierre Charles Gaignard, a native of Bonnoeuvre, drew up plans for a new castle for the Ferron de La Ferronnays family. Construction mobilized the local population in the form of chores, causing tensions expressed in the complaint books. The castle, damaged during the Revolution and sold as national property, was partially rebuilt in the 19th century by the family of La Ferronnays. However, the main house body, demolished between 1912 and 1914, was never rebuilt.

The 18th century park, owned by the family of Cossé-Brissac, has been listed as a historical monument since 1994 and is classified as a " Jardins de France". The outbuildings, restored between 1906 and 1908, house 18th-century Rocaille-style panels from the Hotel de La Villestréux in Nantes. The site, now privately owned, thus preserves architectural and landscape traces of its rich past.

The castle was burned in 1793 and restored in 1838 and 1847 under the direction of architect Charles de Raimond. Despite its partial destruction before the First World War, the communes and park, which had been protected since 1994, continue to demonstrate its historical and architectural importance.

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