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Beaulieu Castle, located in Joué-lès-Tours (Indre-et-Loire), is an 18th-century building listed as a historical monument since May 20, 1946. It consists of two building bodies: one square, the other rectangular and perpendicular, with apartments decorated in the 19th century. The former chapel, located in the southwest, was transformed into a dining room, illustrating the successive adaptations of the place.

The estate has had several notable owners, including Jean Ruzé (1463), Jean Berthelot (1471), and Martin Ruzé de Beaulieu. He then passed into the hands of the families of Larlan de Kercadio, Hay des Netumières, Cacqueray, and then of General Baron Pierre Margaron. In 1839 Louis-Ernest Colas de La Noue, mayor of Joué-lès-Tours, became its owner. The facades, roofs, stairway, the old chapel door, and the park and its terraces have been protected since 1946.

Protected architectural elements include facades, roofs, a remarkable staircase, and the old chapel door. The park, with its terraces and balustrades, completes this classified ensemble. The castle thus reflects the evolution of tastes and uses, from the eighteenth century to the contemporary era, while preserving traces of its medieval history through its successive owners.

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