Château de Villeray, Historical monument in Perche Natural Park at Sablons-sur-Huisne, France

The Château de Villeray is a white ashlar stone building at Sablons-sur-Huisne, rebuilt in the mid-16th century and restored in 1846 in a neo-Renaissance style with floral motifs, foliage garlands and medallion figures on its facades. Its north front has three levels of mullioned windows around a central projecting bay holding the main staircase, flanked by square pavilions with small round corner towers. The south front, facing the park, has a central gallery of three grouped windows; the left pavilion, added later, has two bays and no corner turret.

The fortress of Villeray was held by the Talvas family in the 11th century and controlled the Huisne valley. In the 16th century, it was completely rebuilt and transformed from a military stronghold into an elegant noble residence.

Rebuilt in the 16th century by Gilles de Riantz, the castle displays the hallmarks of a French Renaissance noble residence with its symmetrical design and distinctive towers. The architecture reflects the wealth and status of the nobility during that period.

The château is a private property run as a hotel, with rooms in the building itself and a spa in the former outbuildings. Additional rooms and cottages occupy houses in the village of Villeray, and a 19th-century mill beside the Huisne at the foot of the village holds a summer restaurant and further rooms.

The 19th-century mill at the foot of the village, on the bank of the Huisne, houses a restaurant open for the summer season and offers extra guest rooms. The château's hotel also has rooms and cottages in houses of the listed village of Villeray.