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  3. Pays-de-la-Loire
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  5. 72210 Fillé

  6. Château du Gros Chesnay

 Château du Gros Chesnay à Fillé dans la Sarthe

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine défensif
Demeure seigneuriale
Château de plaisance
Sarthe

Château du Gros Chesnay

    1 Lieu dit le Château du Gros Chesnay
    72210 Fillé
Photo de Château du Gros Chesnay
Crédit photo : Grefeuille - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
vers 1646
Extension of the castle
milieu XVIe siècle
Initial construction
milieu du XVIe siècle
Initial construction
milieu XVIIIe siècle
Transformation and alterations
milieu du XVIIIe siècle
Transformation and alterations
1852-1870
Minor changes
2 juin 2003
Registration for historical monuments
à partir de 2007
Scrupulous restoration
2007
Start of restorations
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

All buildings or remains of buildings visible or currently buried (logis, pavilions, stables, dovecote, remains of the old gallery, walls separating the courtyards with their gates, fence walls of the vegetable garden ...); all the gardens with the retaining walls of the terraced aisles and the banks of the canals (cad. C 494, 499, 500, 502, 503, 505 to 512, 515 to 517, 523, 612, 614 to 617, 619, 621, 622, 941 to 953, 956, 958, 960, 980 to 1002): registration by order of 2 June 2003

Key figures

François Le Boindre - Initial constructor Built the castle in the 16th century.
Jean II Le Boindre - Owner and modifier Longen the castle around 1646.
Jean-Joseph Le Boindre - Castle transformer Arrangements in the 18th century.
Famille Ouvrard de Linières - Owner modifier Changes between 1852 and 1870.

Origin and history

The Château du Gros Chesnay, located in Fillé in the Sarthe region of Pays de la Loire, is a typical example of a marina, originally built in the 16th century and then deeply transformed in the 17th and 18th centuries. It is distinguished by its baroque gardens in the second half of the 17th century and its interior decorations dating from the early 18th century. The building, inscribed in the historical monuments in 2003, embodies the architectural and landscape evolution of the aristocratic residences of this period.

The building of the castle began in the middle of the 16th century under the impulse of François Le Boindre, whose elements, such as the moulded stone bays of the eastern façade and the structural parts, remain. In the 17th century, John II The Boindre extended the building around 1646, before John Joseph The Boindre transformed it and made it into a factory in the middle of the 18th century. These changes reflect the changing tastes and needs of the owners, adapting the castle to the standards of comfort and aesthetics of their time.

Between 1852 and 1870, the Ouvrard de Linières family made minor modifications to the castle, which was then rigorously restored from 2007 to regain its authenticity. The 2003 listing of historic monuments covers all buildings, remains, gardens and landscape elements, highlighting the exceptional heritage value of this site. The castle remains today a private property, bearing witness to centuries of architectural and social history in Anjou.

The Gros Chesnay gardens, designed in a baroque style, are contemporaries of the castle's 17th century layout. They include terraced aisles, canals and retaining walls, characteristic of the gardens of the era. These outdoor spaces, as well as the interior decorations of the eighteenth century, illustrate the refinement and art of living of local elites, while providing a preserved setting that reinforces the historical coherence of the estate.

External links

Page Wikipedia
Page Monumentum