Initial construction 1ère moitié du XVIe siècle (≈ 1650)
Building the house and symbolic enclosure.
2e moitié du XIXe siècle
Agricultural additions
Agricultural additions 2e moitié du XIXe siècle (≈ 1865)
Set-up and dovecot built.
4 mai 2012
Official protection
Official protection 4 mai 2012 (≈ 2012)
Partial registration for Historical Monuments.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
The following parts of the house: the house and its towers; the remains of its enclosure wall; the northwest corner tower of the enclosure; the housing platform; the well; the pond; the shed and stable building; the farm house known as the house of the colon; the barn (cf. C 1604, la lieudit La Grange Missée); the dovecote (cf. C 1038, placed La Grange Missée): registration by order of 4 May 2012
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Origin and history
A typical example of the seigneurial residences of the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance is the fortified house of La Grange Missé, located in Chaillac in the Centre-Val de Loire region. Built in the first half of the 16th century, it combines symbolic defensive elements – such as a masonry enclosure and circular towers – with a refined domestic organization. The house, organized at the back of the courtyard in an elongated plane, retains its original distribution with three rooms per floor, served by a staircase with screws housed in a protruding tower. This type of architecture reflects the social status of its occupants, between ostentatious security and emerging comfort.
In the 19th century, the site is complemented by agricultural outbuildings, including a stable and dovecote still visible today. The barn-stable, now in ruins, bears witness to the changing uses of the estate, from a residential and defensive vocation to a farm. The whole, partially protected since 2012, also includes elements such as the well, the pond, and a farm house called the "house of the colon". These additions illustrate the adaptation of the site to the economic and social needs of the 18th and 19th centuries, when fortified houses lost their military role to become land management centres.
Classified as a Historic Monument in 2012, the fortified house of the Missé Grange opens its doors to the public in summer, highlighting its built heritage and history. The site also hosts equestrian activities, reusing the 19th century stables. This dual vocation, both tourist and agricultural, perpetuates the memory of a place where medieval heritage and modern transformations intersect. The accuracy of its location (noted 8/10) and its cadastral address (lieudit La Grange Missée) confirm its anchoring in the territory of Chaillac, in the department of Indre.
