Château de Bois Chevalier, 17th-century castle in Legé, France
Château de Bois Chevalier is a 17th-century castle in Legé featuring a central pavilion with balanced granite facades and six surrounding pavilions. The grounds include decorative water features and gardens with a large pond.
The castle was built in 1655 by Olivier du Bois-Chevalier and held significance during the 1793 Vendée uprising. It sheltered General Charette and royalist forces during this period of conflict.
The estate displays classical French design through its granite structure and balanced facades that reflect 17th-century formal gardening principles. The organized arrangement of pavilions and decorative water features shape how the grounds appear today.
Visitors can explore the grounds under guided tours offered during warmer months. Comfortable shoes are recommended as the gardens are expansive and some areas of the grounds may be uneven.
The property served as a filming location in 1965 for the French film 'Le Tonnerre de Dieu' starring actor Jean Gabin. This film connection remains overlooked by many visitors today despite linking the estate to French cinema history.
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