Château de la Bellière

English translation

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History

Manor with large granite walls irregularly pierced by openings. It would have been inhabited by Typhaine de Raguenel, first wife of the Constable Duguesclin. In the 19th century, the building underwent unfortunate restorations. The chimney stacks, noted by Viollet-le-Duc in his dictionary of architecture, were rendered with mortar tinted on which false joints were drawn; the slate horns which adorned their crowning were replaced by wood and zinc. The façades also appear to have undergone transformations, certain openings being blocked and others appearing modern.