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Château de la Bretesche

France · 14th century

Founded
c. 1400
Heritage status
monument historique inscrit
Location
Missillac
Coordinates
47.4829°, -2.17193°
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Château de la Bretesche in France
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Description

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.

In the rankings

Château de la Bretesche ranks #3,722 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #290 of the 787 mapped in France. Founded c. 1400, it is older than 50% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 758 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,100 times in the last 60 days, more than 71% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how France compares in the castle statistics.

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