Château du Bois-Rouaud
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Coordinates | 47°6′58″N 1°51′27″W / 47.11611°N 1.85750°W |
The Château du Bois-Rouaud is a castle in Chéméré, Loire-Atlantique, France.
History[]
It was built in 1905 to the design of architect .[1] The grounds were designed by Édouard André and his son, .[1]
In 1912, the former dadoes of the Jockey-Club de Paris were moved to the drawing-room in this castle.[1]
Marquess Jacques Le Clerc de Juigné, a politician, inherited this castle from his uncle, where he spent some time with his wife, , an heiress to the Schneider-Creusot fortune.[2] However, they resided at the Château de Juigné in Juigné-sur-Sarthe.
Architectural signifiance[]
It has been listed as an official historical monument by the French Ministry of Culture since 2001.[1]
References[]
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- ^ a b c d Base Mérimée: Château du Bois-Rouaud, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ René Bourreau, Monarchie et modernité : l'utopie restitutionniste de la noblesse nantaise sous la IIIe République, Paris: Publications de la Sorbonne, 1996, p. 159
Categories:
- Châteaux in Loire-Atlantique
- Monuments historiques of Pays de la Loire
- Houses completed in 1905
- 1905 establishments in France
- French castle stubs