Château de la Bretesche

The Château de la Bretesche, located in the French commune of Missillac (Loire-Atlantique), is an architectural ensemble dating back to the 14th century, at the time of the Duchy of Brittany, but rebuilt in the 19th century due to damage suffered during the French Revolution (a fire in 1793).

In 1847 the château became the property of the marquises de Montaigu. Major restoration works took place, in connection with Viollet-le-Duc. The château has been listed as a historic monument since 7 January 1926, and its surroundings (park) since 17 May 1943.

In 1965 the estate was acquired by a property company, which turned the château into a set of private apartments, while a luxury hotel was set up in the outbuildings.

Machine-translated from “Château de la Bretesche” on the French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Château de la Bretesche ranks #3,832 of 8,764 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #300 of the 675 mapped in France. Founded c. 1400, it is older than 53% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 649 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,100 times in the last 60 days, more than 69% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how France compares in the castle statistics.

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