Château du Plessis-Bourré

Château du Plessis-Bourré is a château built in less than 5 years from 1468 to 1472 by Finance Minister Jean Bourré, the principal advisor to King Louis XI. The château has not been modified externally since its construction and still has a fully working drawbridge. It was classified as a Monument historique in 1931.

The château was purchased in 1911 by Henry Vaïsse who, when he died in 1956, bequeathed it to his nephew, François Reille-Soult, Duke of Dalmatie. Thereafter it remained the property of different members of the Reille-soult de Dalmatie family. The château is currently managed by Aymeric d'Anthenaise and Jean-Francois Reille-Soult of Dalmatie and is open to the public. The Château du Plessis-Bourré has been the location setting for numerous films.

Address
D508, Soulaire-et-Bourg, France

Established
1468-1472