Château de la Mothe-Chandeniers

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Château de la Mothe-Chandeniers
Les Trois-Moutiers
Bird's eye view of Château de la Mothe-Chandeniers
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Coordinates	47°05′32″N 0°01′57″E / 47.0923°N 0.0326°E / 47.0923; 0.0326
Type	Château
Site information
Open to the public	Seasonally
Condition	Ruin
Website	www.mothe-chandeniers.com
Site history
Built	13th century
Materials	Stone
Demolished	Abandoned in 1932

The Château de la Mothe-Chandeniers is a castle in the commune of Les Trois-Moutiers in the Vienne département of France.

History[]

The stronghold dates to the thirteenth century and was originally called Motte Bauçay (or Baussay). The castle is a former stronghold of the Bauçay family, lords of Loudun. The Motte Baussay was taken several times by the English during the Hundred Years' War^[1] and devastated during the French Revolution.

It was bought in 1809 by François Hennecart, a wealthy businessman. In 1857, it was sold to Baron Joseph Lejeune. In 1932, a major fire destroyed most of the buildings in the castle.^[2]

In December 2017, 18,600 members of an online community raised €1,600,000, by paying at least €50 each, to purchase the castle with the aim of restoring it.^[3]

See also[]

• List of castles in France

References[]

External links[]

• Kim Willsher, La Mothe-Chandeniers - the French chateau now with 7,400 owners, The Guardian, 5 December 2017

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