France · 18th century
The Château de Sablé is an historic castle in Sablé-sur-Sarthe, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France.
The castle was built from 1717 to 1750 to the design of architect Claude Desgots for Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Marquess of Torcy. Its grounds are bordered by the Vaige river. By the 19th century, it belonged to the Duke of Chaulnes. It was a chicory factory from 1919 to 1960.
It was acquired by the city of Sablé-sur-Sarthe in 1960. Since 1979, it has been home to the Centre technique de conservation Joël-le-Theule of the Bibliothèque nationale de France, named in honour of local politician Joël Le Theule.
It has been listed as an official monument since 1983.
Text adapted from “Château de Sablé” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Château de Sablé ranks #6,335 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #568 of the 793 mapped in France. Founded 1717, it is older than 20% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 696 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. The nearest day-trip guide is Le Mans, 44 km away. It is one of the 73 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Loire Valley. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
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