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  3. Bretagne
  4. Ille-et-Vilaine
  5. 35330 La Chapelle-Bouëxic

  6. Domaine du château de la Chapelle-Bouëxic

Domaine du château de la Chapelle-Bouëxic à La Chapelle-Bouëxic en Ille-et-Vilaine

Ille-et-Vilaine

Domaine du château de la Chapelle-Bouëxic

    6 Place de la Vigne
    35330 La Chapelle-Bouëxic
Domaine du château de la Chapelle-Bouëxic
Domaine du château de la Chapelle-Bouëxic
Domaine du château de la Chapelle-Bouëxic
Domaine du château de la Chapelle-Bouëxic
Domaine du château de la Chapelle-Bouëxic
Domaine du château de la Chapelle-Bouëxic
Domaine du château de la Chapelle-Bouëxic
Crédit photo : Pymouss - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1400
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
1427
First archival record
1790
Revolutionary Pillage
2015
Registration for Historic Monuments
2017
Acquisition by the Madre family
2022
Participatory financing campaign
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

The Château du Bouëxic and its adjoining estate located 6, 8 and 10, Place de la Vigne, 18A, 20 and 22, rue de la Mairie and places-described Le Bourg, Le Château du Bouëxic, L'Enclos, Le Verger and Le Presbytère, that is: the whole house; the facades and roofs of all the communes (orangery, carrosses shed, farmhouse, dovecote, entrance pavilions); the facades and roofs of the Manor of La Piloire and its adjoining land; the aisles of the estate; fence walls, gates and gates of the castle; bodies of water; the base soil of plots B 93, ZR 83, B 139, 143 to 152, 154, 155, 158 to 162, 166, 168, 204, 291, 296, 300 to 302, 320, 332, 333, 350, 351, 356, 360, 363, 364, 389 to 392, 397, 422 to 427; the Church of Saint Joseph in its entirety and its plate parcel; the monument to the dead supported by Saint Joseph Church: inscription by decree of 12 May 2015

Key figures

Famille du Bouëxic - Owners (XVI–XVIII centuries) They gave their name to the castle.
Famille de Menou - Owners until 1949 Last noble family owner.
Bernard de Kerdréan - Former private owner Purchased the castle from the commune.
Famille Madre - Current owners (since 2017) Organize escape games and restoration.

Origin and history

The Château du Bouëxic, located in the commune of La Chapelle-Bouëxic (Ille-et-Vilaine), is mentioned as early as 1427 in the archives. He then belonged to the family of the Third, then passed to the hands of the Bouëxic (XVIth–XVIIIth centuries), the Quesnel de la Morinière (1806–1824), and finally the Menou until 1949. The estate, endowed with a right of high justice and patibular forks, was looted and its archives burned in 1790 during the Revolution. Today, it is privately owned after being sold by the municipality.

The castle, which has been listed as a historic monument since 2015, consists of a rectangular house body with a dardian roof, an orangery, stables, and a park with pond, fountain and wood. Its classical architecture, marked by tufa frontons and rigorous symmetry, reflects seigneurial power. The south staircase recalls the Fontainebleau staircase, although more modest. The entrance on the village side leads directly to the parish church of Saint Joseph, integrated into the estate.

Since 2017, the castle belongs to the Madre family, which has transformed it into a place of escape games and waller parts inspired by universes like Alice in Wonderland. These activities, organised on Friday and Saturday evenings, partially fund its restoration, launched through a crowdfunding campaign in 2022. The southern park is now dedicated to blueberry cultivation, diversifying the uses of the estate.

The estate also includes commons (pigeon, farmhouse, pavilions), aisles, water bodies and fence walls, protected by the 2015 inscription. Unlike Guipry Castle (destructuring), La Chapelle-Bouëxic has retained its architectural unit despite internal divisions in the 20th century, now restored by its present owners.

External links

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