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Origin and history

The Château de Saint-Sénoch, located in Varennes in the department of Indre-et-Loire, is an 18th-century building built to replace a primitive building. It was originally owned by the Haincque family, notably Alexander Bernard Haincque de Saint-Senoch (1722-1798), a farmer general of powders and saltpetters, who inherited it. Upon his death, the castle passed to his sister Jeanne-Angélique, then to their cousin Adrien Pierre Marie Haincque, before being sold in 1831.

In 1831, Perfect Victor Luce, former receiver general of Indre-et-Loire's finances, acquired the castle for 287 200 francs. The estate remained in the Luce de Trémont family for several generations, passing successively to Jules Luce de Trémont, then to his son Octave. In 1881, after the death of Mélanie Fournier de Boisayrault d'Oyron, wife of Octave, the estate of 3,500 hectares was divided between their six children.

The castle has been listed as historical monuments since 2 February 1963. It also houses the tomb of Thérèse Planiol, who spent the end of her life there. This monument illustrates the history of the bourgeois and aristocratic families of Touraine, linked to the financial and military management of the region.

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