Château de Madon, Castle in Candé-sur-Beuvron, Loir-et-Cher, France

Château de Madon, in Candé-sur-Beuvron, was built around 1770 for Charles-Gilbert de May de Termont, bishop of Blois. Its main block has two perpendicular wings on the entrance side, preceded by a large terrace reached by two steps; the rear facade mirrors this layout. A 16th-century pavilion, remnant of the earlier castle, faces the house, and a domed chapel in the park stands over a spring.

The original site belonged to the Abbey of Saint-Laumer around 1000 and served as a retreat for monks. After damage during the Hundred Years War (14th-15th centuries), the castle was rebuilt and received its current form in the 18th century under Bishop de Termont; it was officially registered as a historic monument in 1948.

The chapel in the park is built over a spring said to cure eye ailments; the water runs into a round basin in a vaulted cellar beneath it. The chapel has a dome and a semicircular pediment. The estate began as a retreat and pleasure house of the abbots of Saint-Laumer, who received it around the year 1000.

The château is a private property and is not open to visitors; it is seen from the public road, where the gate, the front courtyard and the facade are visible. The park, the Louis XII pavilion and the domed chapel lie on private grounds and are not accessible. Do not enter the driveway or the grounds.

The chapel in the park is crowned by a dome with a semicircular pediment, and it was built directly over a spring said to cure eye ailments; the water runs into a round basin in a vaulted cellar beneath it. The 16th-century pavilion facing the house is the last remnant of the earlier castle.