Château de Menou, 17th-century castle in Menou, France.

Château de Menou is a classical stone building with a central projecting pavilion crowned by a domed lantern with a spire, flanked by two square pavilions and, at the far ends, round corner towers with conical roofs. Its facade has rectangular windows with blue shutters, dormers with curved tops and tall brick chimneys, and it stands behind a lawn reached by a 260-metre alley.

Armand-François de Menou, a retired colonel, had the château built between 1672 and 1684 to plans by architect Barthélemy Le Blanc, replacing a manor house destroyed by fire that year. In June 1697 Louis XIV raised the estate to a marquisate under the name Menou. It passed by marriage to the Damas-Crux family in 1764 and to the dukes of Blacas after 1846. German troops used it as a base during World War II, and restoration began after its 1987 sale.

The estate's name comes from Armand-François de Menou, whom Louis XIV raised to marquis in June 1697 under the name Menou, replacing the old name Nanvignes. In the north corner of the grounds stands a pavilion called Palais de justice, dated 1681 by an inscription, where the lords of Menou exercised high and low justice.

The château is private and cannot be visited; the grounds, park and former approach avenue are likewise closed to the public. Views of the building and its surroundings are only possible from outside the property, along the D117 south of Menou's village centre. The 260-metre tree-lined avenue and the wrought-iron gate of the late 18th century, bearing the arms of Marie-Louise de Menou and Louis-Alexandre de Damas, are seen from the public road.

The entrance gate at the end of the 260-metre avenue carries the coats of arms of Marie-Louise de Menou and Louis-Alexandre de Damas. The avenue itself was laid out in the 17th century by Armand-François de Menou and still leads straight to the centre of the main house.