Château de Bonnivet, Renaissance castle in Vendeuvre-du-Poitou, France.
The castle featured a main facade stretching 98 meters in length and 30 meters in height, with two corner towers and a central staircase.
Guillaume II Gouffier, Admiral of France and favorite of Francis I, began the castle construction between 1515 and 1525, when he died at Pavia.
François Rabelais referenced the castle as a model for the Abbey of Thélème in his novel Gargantua, marking its influence on French literature.
The fragments and sculptures from the castle, dismantled in 1788, are now displayed at the Sainte-Croix Museum in Poitiers and various museum collections.
The north wall of the courtyard, built in 1660, remains the only visible element of the castle listed as a Historical Monument since 2001.
Location: Saint-Martin-la-Pallu
GPS coordinates: 46.72610,0.33500
Latest update: June 23, 2025 09:49
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