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  6. Château Saint-Jean

Château Saint-Jean en Maine-et-Loire

Château Saint-Jean

    15 Rue du Vieux Bourg
    49320 aux Garennes sur Loire
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Photo de Château Saint-Jean
Crédit photo : E. Georges, Libraire, Angers - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Moyen Âge central
Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1200
1300
…
1800
1900
2000
XIIe siècle
Origin of chestnut
1810
Reconstruction of the castle
6 juillet 1826
Majorate Erection
12 avril 2016
Historical monument classification
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

In total, all the buildings of the lower courtyard (granges, stables, attic, bakery, stable), the kennel with its gate and the barn, the runaway, the chapel Notre-Dame de Lorette and the old defense tower; the facades and roofs of the large house with its west pavilion, as well as the west wing of the castle; the rooms located on the ground floor and on the first floor respectively, with their volumes, structures and decorations, namely: the large living room (with its fireplace and tumbler) and the dining room (with its stove framed with columns) including their communication airlock; the "Tuscane" room (with its entrance doorlock and fireplace), the "portico" room (with its columns, fireplace and fog) and the "pelt" room (with its chimney and fog), including the wardrobe and the passage connecting them (Box AD 78, 83, 84), according to the right-of-way indicated by a red line on the cadastral plan extract annexed to the decree: inscription by order of 12 April 2016

Key figures

Louis-Anselme-François Pasqueraye du Rouzay - Count and Officer Beneficiary of the majorate in 1826.
Pierre-Louis David - Ornemanist sculptor Author of bas-reliefs of the castle.
Charles X - King of France Built the castle in majorat.
Roger-Marie-Charles de Terves - Count and Member Owner late 19th century.

Origin and history

Château Saint-Jean, originally called Château d'Olonnes, is located in Saint-Jean-des-Mauvrets in Maine-et-Loire. Mainly dating from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, it was rebuilt in 1810. The estate was once a chestnutlia linked to the Barony of Briançon from the 12th century, with remains of fortifications (douves, ditches, drawbridge) still visible in the 18th century. The Chaplain exercised rights of high, medium and low justice.

In 1826 King Charles X erected the castle as a majorate for Louis-Anselme-François Pasqueraye du Rouzay, cavalry officer and knight of Saint-Louis, giving him the title of Count. The castle, whose facades are decorated with bas-reliefs attributed to the sculptor Pierre-Louis David (father of Pierre-Jean David d'Angers), was partially inscribed in historical monuments in 2016. Its park houses two pseudo-dolmens built in the 19th century, as well as a golf course and a hotel estate.

Among the notable owners are the families of Maillé de la Tour-Landry (XVIe-XVIIe siècles), the Pasqueraye du Rouzay (XVIIIe-XIXe siècles), and Count Roger-Marie-Charles de Terves (late 19th century), MP and former pontifical officer. The interiors preserve Management and Empire decorations, while the outbuildings (run, chapel, defense tower) date back to the 16th-XIXth centuries.

The estate, open to the public, combines architectural heritage and landscape, with elements classified as Notre-Dame de Lorette chapel or communes. The archives also mention links with Châteaubriant's house and influential marriage alliances, reflecting its social importance in Anjou.

External links

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