Castle of Ker Aulen en Loire-Atlantique

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Origin and history

Ker Aulen Castle is a building located in the commune of Frossay, in the Loire-Atlantique department, in the Pays de la Loire region. Although its exact construction period is not specified, it is associated with local history and influential families in the Nantes region.

The castle belonged to Benjamin-Joseph Leroux, a Nantes merchant, and his wife Marie-Adeline Goüin. Their little niece, Mireille Havet, spent a holiday there, stressing his role as a secondary residence for bourgeois families. This type of monument often reflects the way of life of the 19th and 20th century economic elites, linked to trade and industry.

The castles of this period in the Loire-Atlantique were generally used as resorts or social venues. They testify to the influence of the traders and shipowners of the Netherlands, whose fortunes were often built on maritime or colonial trade. Their architecture and location near the river or coastal axes made them symbols of success and power.

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