Château de la Gascherie, 15th century castle in La Chapelle-sur-Erdre, France.

The Château de la Gascherie stands at the edge of the Erdre in La Chapelle-sur-Erdre, a long three-storey block of pale grey-beige masonry with about twelve bays of tall windows framed in lighter stone. Dark slate roofs carry brick-topped chimneys, stone-gabled dormers and a cluster of pointed turrets and spires near the centre, one taller than the rest. Trimmed shrubs line the base above a flat lawn.

Arthur L'Epervier, chamberlain to the Duke of Brittany, captain of Nantes and Grand Veneur of Brittany, was the estate's first known owner. In 1437 the Queen of Navarre stayed here. The château was rebuilt in the 15th century by Pierre Landais, and in 1531 it was the birthplace of the Huguenot captain François de La Noue, called Bras de Fer.

The château takes its name from the hamlet of La Gascherie in La Chapelle-sur-Erdre, on the banks of the Erdre. It was the birthplace in 1531 of François de La Noue, called Bras de Fer, a Huguenot captain and writer. In 1775 the estate was raised to a marquisate for the Charette family.

The castle is privately owned and not open to visitors inside, but its exterior remains clearly visible from Route de la Gascherie. A walk along this road provides the best opportunity to view the facades and overall form of the building.

François de La Noue, known as Bras de Fer, was born here in 1531; he became a Huguenot captain and writer. The Savelli family later owned the château, and both Dominique and Horace Savelli served as mayors of La Chapelle-sur-Erdre. The building was listed as a monument historique in 2001.