Château de la Noë Bel-Air

The castle is located in the commune of Vallet, in the Loire-Atlantique department. It is close to the D 37, which leads to Landreau.

The noble house, which was destroyed by fire during the Wars of Vendée, was rebuilt between 1835 and 1837 by the architect Louis-Joseph Chaigneau on behalf of Armand de Malestroit de Bruc de Montplaisir on the ruins of the noble house. The orangery and outbuildings date from 1823-1826. The monument was classified as a historical monument in 1974, registered in 1998 and classified in 1999, as were the orangery, the outbuildings, the park, the chicken coop, the dovecote, the courtyard, the elevation and the developed river.

The castle is a rectangular building, whose front facade faces north-northwest. This facade is decorated with a two-story columned loggia. It was built in the middle of a landscaped park, which is also classified. This park is surrounded by a low enclosing wall, which has small round towers at several corners. In the western part of the park there is an artificial pond, in the middle of which is a small island connected to the park by a wooden bridge with a volute railing and wrought-iron grille. Next to this pond is a sculpture of the Virgin Mary created by Grootaërs in 1846. In the eastern part of the park there is a stele commemorating royalists shot in 1793. The park then served as a rallying point for Kléber's army, which was camped not far away.

The Italianate style, mixed with the Empire style, is strongly inspired by François-Frédéric Lemot, with the main architect, Louis-Joseph Chagniau, being one of his students. The second architect is Bourgeret.