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Dungeons, towers, citadels and bastions in the Pays-de-la-Loire

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Together called the Cour des Tourelles

49100 Angers

The Cour des Tourelles is a residential complex of the 15th and 17th centuries located in Angers, in the Pays de la Loire, representing the historical Angelian town planning and classified historical monument.
Paradise in the Biques de Montsûrs
Tower
53150 Montsûrs

Paradis aux Biques is a 14th-century medieval tower, a vestige of the castle of Montsûrs in Mayenne, classified as a historical monument. This iconic site, linked to Bertrand du Guesclin and Jeanne de Laval, dominates the Jouanne valley.
Belot-Oissel Tower of Laval
Replaces
53000 Laval

The Belot-Oissel Tower, a vestige of the medieval walls of Laval in Mayenne, is an ancient 13th century defence tower, classified as a historical monument in 1936.
Tour Rennaise de Laval
Tower
53000 Laval

The Laval Rennaise Tower, a 13th-century medieval vestige, is an old 23-metre high bulwark tower located in Laval, Mayenne, adapted to 15th-century artillery.
Old Avoise Tower
Tower
72430 Avoise

The Old Tower of Avoise, fortified tower of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, stands in Avoise (Sarthe) in the Pays de la Loire, remains of a medieval ensemble linked to the river salt trade.
Tower of Beaumont-Pied-de-Boeuf
Tower
72500 Beaumont-Pied-de-Boeuf

The Tower of Beaumont-Pied-de-Bœuf, the vestige of a 15th century fortress, dominates the valley of the Ire in the Sarthe, in the Pays de la Loire. Only a northern dungeon remains surrounded by ancient troglodytic cellars.
Tower of the ramparts of Sablé-sur-Sarthe
Tower
72300 Sablé-sur-Sarthe

The Tower of the ramparts of Sablé-sur-Sarthe, built in the 14th and 15th centuries, is a fortified vestige located in the Sarthe, in the Pays de la Loire. It was listed as a historical monument in 1970 and bears witness to the local medieval heritage.
Donjon de Bazoges-en-Pareds
Donjons
85390 Bazoges-en-Pareds

The Donjon de Bazoges-en-Pareds, built between the 12th and 16th centuries, is a 30-metre rectangular medieval donjon located in Vendée, in the Pays de la Loire. Symbol of seigneurial power, it combines defensive architecture with elements of appearance like carved chimneys and a round road adorned with 56 mâchicoulis.