The current Château de Launaguet palace was built in 1845 on the ruins of a mansion burned in 1805. The estate was built by Jasques-Henry Dufa, Baron de Launaguet. His tomb is in the chapel in front of the present church. Today the palace is a city hall.
The Château du Lude is one of the many great châteaux of the Loire Valley in France. Le Lude is the most northerly château of the Loire Valley and one of the last important historic castles in France, still inhabited by the same family for the last 260 years. The château is testimony to four centuries of French architecture, as a stronghold transformed into an elegant house during the Renaissance and the 18th century. The monument is located in the valley of Le Loir. Its gardens have evolved throughout the centuries.