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Origin and history

The castle of Landebaudière is built on land in the 4th quarter of the 18th century in the commune of La Gaubretière, in Vendée (Pays de la Loire). Raised in 1780 by Pierre Gouffier de Boisy, 1st Marquis de Boissy, it becomes an emblematic place of the history of the Vendee. The site is associated with major figures of the Vendée wars, such as Maurice d'Elbée, chief of the Salesian army who married him, and Félicie de Duras, Countess of La Rochejaquelein, who escaped in 1831 after being a prisoner.

The castle changed hands several times: acquired in 1824 by Auguste du Vergier de La Rochejaquelein, Count and descendant of a royalist line, then transferred to the Rampillon des Magnils family before being bought by the commune of La Gaubretière in 1979. Its facades and roofs are listed as historic monuments on June 19, 1981, recognizing their heritage value. The building thus embodies both the architectural heritage of the eighteenth century and the tumults of Salesian history.

Historical sources, such as the work of Guerry de Beauregard's Amblard (1939), document notable episodes, such as the escape of Madame de La Rochejaquelein. Today a communal property, the castle retains a central place in the local heritage, between royalist memory and classical architecture. Its exact address, 3 Allée de la Charmille, and its Insee code (85097) confirm its territorial anchoring in Vendée.

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