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Origin and history

The Château de l'Aunay is a seigneurial building located in Marigné-Peuton, in the department of Mayenne, Pays de la Loire. It was first mentioned in 1506 as a seigneury with high justice, including an ancient moth, moats, a chapel and a drawbridge. The site was surrounded by ditches and water, with a pond and a mill, and belonged to the parish of Marigné.

In 1506 the archives described a "short and applause" called the Court of Aunay, with a chapel where a chaplain was required to celebrate Masses on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. The seigneury also included plantations in front of the houses. In 1761, the estate was described as a seigneurial land with house, chapel, moat, drawbridge, pond and mill, confirming its local importance.

The castle is marked on the map of Cassini, which attests to its existence in the eighteenth century. A tithe was attached to his chapel, as indicated by a declaration by the parish priest Duchemin in 1792. These elements underline its role both religious, judicial and economic in the region.

No information is available on the specific lords who owned the castle or on any major architectural transformations. Historical sources, such as the Mayenne Historical, Topographic and Biographical Dictionary (1900-1910), are limited to these functional and topographical descriptions.

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