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The Château de la Poupelière is a French building located in Ahuillé, in the department of Mayenne, in the Pays de la Loire region. Its precise location, south of the village, makes it a notable architectural element of this rural commune. This castle, built in the 19th century, is characterized by a distinctive architectural characteristic: its central part is entirely open with glazing, an aesthetic and technical choice that distinguishes it from other buildings of its time.

The history of the castle is briefly evoked through a character named Bossé, mentioned as domestic of the place. In 1794 he joined the Chouans, a counter-revolutionary movement active in western France during the Revolution. This reference suggests a link between the castle and the political unrest of the late eighteenth century, although the precise details of its involvement remain unclear in the available sources.

Historical information comes mainly from the Dictionnaire historique, topographie et biographie de la Mayenne (1900-1910), written by Alphonse-Victor Angot and Ferdinand Gaugain. This work, a local reference, ranks the castle among the notable buildings of the department, without providing exhaustive details of its construction, its successive owners or its architectural evolution. Its inclusion in a list of the castles of Mayenne, however, underlines its regional heritage importance.

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