Château de Candé

English translation

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History

There must have existed before the present château a feudal edifice no doubt destroyed by the English in the 14th century. A member of the Maussion family had the present façade applied to an old building erected previously, perhaps on the site of the primitive château. The château comprises a main building body, surmounted by a triangular pediment pierced by an oculus. A wide flight of three steps gives access to the interior of the château. Rustication at stone between the French windows. On the rear façade, perpendicularly, is found a chapel with a semi-circular apse. Behind this chapel and somewhat back from the main building, is found another, older construction. In the courtyard are found the remains of a dovecote in the form of a circular tower. Beside it, the building was constructed over a vaulted basement transformed into a crypt. The interior preserves a staircase well with wrought-iron railing, woodwork and fireplace plaques.