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  6. Dehault Castle

 Dehault Castle dans la Sarthe

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine défensif
Demeure seigneuriale
Château
Sarthe

Dehault Castle

    2 Rue du Bordage
    72400 Dehault
Château de Dehault
Château de Dehault
Château de Dehault
Château de Dehault
Château de Dehault
Château de Dehault
Château de Dehault
Crédit photo : Eric Walter - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
1504-1508
Construction of the mansion
1609
Transformation of the tower
1647
Acquisition by Boësset
XVIIIe siècle (3e quart)
Home renovations
29 décembre 1981
Historical monument classification
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Façades and roofs of the castle, the North pavilion and the former latrines; in the castle: staircase with screws, large living room with its decor, fireplace of the first floor bedroom with its fog; Dove; access portal to the park (cad. C 45, 46): entry by order of 29 December 1981

Key figures

Richard Lemoyne - Secretary of Louis XII Sponsor and builder of the mansion (1504-1508).
Jean-Baptiste Boësset - Lord of Villedieu, Superintendent of Louis XIV Owner from 1647, anobli in 1664.
François Garnier - Entrepreneur Directs the reshuffles of the eighteenth century.

Origin and history

Dehault Castle, located in the municipality of Sarthe (Pays de la Loire), is a mansion built between 1504 and 1508 by Richard Lemoyne, secretary of Louis XII. It embodies the typical architecture of the manor houses of the late Middle Ages in Maine, with an octagonal staircase tower, a cartrier, a bakery and antique amenities. The site also retained an old defence tower transformed into a dovecote in 1609, with 1,100 bolts and murderers.

In 1647, the estate was acquired by Jean-Baptiste Boësset, superintendent of chamber music of Louis XIV and anoblied in 1664. The house corps was reorganized in the 18th century, notably under the direction of entrepreneur François Garnier for the Guerrier family. Dependencies (grange, stable) were later added for Georges Lonlay de Vilepail. Ranked a historic monument in 1981, the castle remains a private property, but its exteriors and dovecote are accessible to the public.

The monument illustrates the evolution of rural manor houses from defensive functions (medieval tower) to agricultural and residential uses (pigeon house, renovated house). Its architecture thus combines medieval heritage – visible in the original structure – and adaptations of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, reflecting the social and economic changes of the region.

External links

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