Château de la Buzardière, 15th century castle in Changé, France

Château de la Buzardière is a ruined stone castle in Changé, Sarthe, built from pale grey and tan stone. A round tower with a dark conical roof stands on the left, a square tower with tall dark window openings rises in the centre, and a wall fragment remains on the right. The main body has lost its roof and sections of wall are open to the sky, with green growth on the masonry.

Guyon de Clinchamp began building the manor around 1453, after the Hundred Years' War. The chapel was added in 1520. Through marriage the estate passed to the Nicolay family, who lived at the Château de Montfort le Rotrou, and it later served only as a hunting lodge, damaged by weather. The chapel and the chaplain's lodging have been restored.

The chapel dates from 1520, built while the manor belonged to the Clinchamp family; the chaplain's lodging that served it survives beside it. Both the chapel and that lodging have been restored, so they are the parts of the estate a visitor can still see in repaired condition, unlike the roofless main walls.

The castle sits about 5 kilometers east of Changé and carries protected monument status. Since it remains in private hands, you can view it from outside, but the interior is not open to the public.

The chapel and the chaplain's lodgings have been restored, while the rest of the building was left to the weather after it became a hunting lodge. The round tower with its dark conical roof and the roofless walls open to the sky are what remain visible today.