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 Château du Fresne in Champéon en Mayenne

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine défensif
Demeure seigneuriale
Château
Mayenne

Château du Fresne in Champéon

    Le Château du Fresne
    53640 Champéon
Photo de Château du Fresne in Champéon
Crédit photo : Qlefeuvre - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Moyen Âge central
Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1200
1300
1400
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
1245-1254
First written statements
1589
Construction of the dovecote
1680
Mass Foundation
1798
Refuge during the Revolution
1986
Partial registration
2008
Partial classification
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

The chapel, the house corps, excluding classified parts, and outbuildings (see F 414, 429): inscription by order of 17 April 1986 - The two decorated rooms on the ground floor; the dovecote (cf. ZT 42, 45, cf. plan annexed to the Order): Order of 8 September 2008

Key figures

Louis-Charles de Beauregard - Lord and fief reporting Mentioned in the feudal acts of 1469
Jean de Landepoutre - Former Lord Unloaded 15 soils per transaction in 1469
François de Beauregard - Lord of the seventeenth century Name engraved on the bell of the chapel
Renée de la Dufferie - Wife of François de Beauregard Name associated with the chapel bell
Michel Cibois - Refractory vicar Refuge at the castle in 1798
Abbé Angot - Local historian Studyed the inscriptions of the castle

Origin and history

The Château du Fresne, located in Champéon in the department of Mayenne, is a 16th and 17th century building built on a granite plate. It is surrounded by moat and an artificial pond, with a 16th century dovecote (dated 1589) erected on eight columns in the middle of the moat, considered a rare regional specimen. The castle, renovated in the 18th century, houses rooms decorated with woodwork, paintings and a judgment of Solomon on a fireplace.

The chapel, partly dating from the 14th century, features an ogival door and a curved window. It was linked to the family of Beauregard, notably by a testamentary act of 1680 establishing a foundation of masses. The bell bears the names of François de Beauregard and Renée de la Dufferie. The castle, a private property, is partially classified (pigeon house and decorated rooms) and inscribed (chapel, house body) in the historical monuments.

At the French Revolution, the castle served as a refuge for Michel Cibois, a refractory vicar, in 1798. The site, a former moving fief of Lassay and Mayenne, was mentioned as early as the 13th century in various forms (Fraxino, dou Fresne). Protected elements also include outbuildings and moat-lined gardens.

Historical sources, such as cartulars of Savigny Abbey or notarial acts, attest to its seigneurial importance. The castle illustrates the architectural evolution of noble residences, mixing medieval heritage (doves, chapel) and classical embellishments (woodworks, paintings).

External links

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