Château du Bois-Rouaud

The Château du Bois-Rouaud is a castle in Chéméré, Loire-Atlantique, France.

Château du Bois-Rouaud
Château du Bois-Rouaud is located in France
Château du Bois-Rouaud
General information
Coordinates47°6′58″N 1°51′27″W / 47.11611°N 1.85750°W / 47.11611; -1.85750

History

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It was built in 1905 to the design of architect Alfred Coulomb.[1] The grounds were designed by Édouard André and his son, René Édouard André.[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, Madeleine Le Clerc de Juigné, an heiress to the Schneider-Creusot fortune.[2] However, they resided at the Château de Juigné in Juigné-sur-Sarthe.

Architectural significance

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It has been listed as an official historical monument by the French Ministry of Culture since 2001.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Base Mérimée: Château du Bois-Rouaud, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  2. ^ René Bourreau, Monarchie et modernité : l'utopie restitutionniste de la noblesse nantaise sous la IIIe République, Paris: Publications de la Sorbonne, 1996, p. 159