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Château de Beaumont-la-Ronce à Beaumont-la-Ronce en Indre-et-Loire

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine défensif
Demeure seigneuriale
Château

Château de Beaumont-la-Ronce

    6-8 Rue du Huit Mai 1945
    37360 Beaumont-Louestault
Private property
Château de Beaumont-la-Ronce
Château de Beaumont-la-Ronce
Château de Beaumont-la-Ronce
Château de Beaumont-la-Ronce
Château de Beaumont-la-Ronce
Crédit photo : Joecoolandcharlie - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1700
1800
1900
2000
1691
Acquisition by Bonnin de la Bonninière
1757
Erection in marquisat
1780
Partial dismantling of the dungeon
1874-1880
Addition of neo-Louis XII wing
14 septembre 1949
First entry MH
3 mai 2022
Extension of protection
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

The dungeon and the adjoining turret (Box B 25): inscription by order of 14 September 1949; The whole of the enclosed domain of walls, namely the built elements (the parts not already protected from the castle and all its outbuildings), and not built (former gardens and park) as well as the soils, as delimited on the plan annexed to the decree and located 1-3 rue du 8 Mai 1945, on plots No 24, 635, 636, 637, 638 and 992, appearing in the cadastre section B: inscription by decree of 3 May 2022

Key figures

Pierre de Ronsard - Renaissance poet He mentioned the dungeon in his verses.
Claude Bonnin de la Bonninière - Lord acquirer in 1691 Base the lineage of the Marquis.
Jean-Claude de la Bonninière - 1st Marquis de Beaumont (1757) Get the marquisate erection.
Gustave Guérin - Architect in the 19th century Directs the addition of the neo-Louis XII wing.
Marquis de Beaumont (actuel) - Owner and former elected Last descendant of the noble family.

Origin and history

Beaumont-la-Ronce Castle, located in Beaumont-Lwestault (Indre-et-Loire), has its origins in the 13th century with a square dungeon, mentioned by Ronsard. This dungeon, originally equipped with a round road and corner turrets, was partially dismantled in 1780, retaining only a north turret. Major transformations took place in the 16th century: piercing of pilaster windows on the east and south walls, and adding an octagonal brick tower, characteristic of the Renaissance.

In the 17th century, the seigneury passed to the Bonnin de la Bonninière family (1691), which obtained the erection of Beaumont as a marquisate in 1757. The 18th century saw the reconstruction of the facade of the North House, while between 1874 and 1880, the Tourangel architects Gustave and Charles Guérin added a neo-Louis XII wing, harmonizing historical styles. The estate, still owned by the Marquis de Beaumont, was classified as a Historical Monument in 1949 (donjon) and then in 2022 (the whole park and outbuildings).

The castle illustrates the French architectural evolution from the Middle Ages to the 19th century, with medieval defensive elements, Renaissance influences (octogonal tower), and neo-Gothic reinterpretations. The novel The President of Jean Raspail (1958) offers a literary description: "a small castle Henri IV flanked by a disproportionate eight-storey tower". Today, the terrace is accessible to the public in summer, and the current Marquis, former local elected, perpetuates the legacy of this noble family linked to the Touraine.

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