Château de la Rairie

Set in a 9-hectare landscaped park, this 1830 castle houses a 300 m² reception hall. The estate hosts public events (artists, concerts, etc.).

The La Rairie estate was owned by the Gouy family from 1445 to 1551, and by the Bidé family in the following century. In 1657, Michel Forcheteau, Lord of La Colletterie and Les Dousseraies (today Les Douze Traits in Saint-Aignan-Grandlieu), King's Secretary and clerk in the Chamber of Accounts. He inhabited the estate and bought numerous lands, but could not pay his debts. The estate was sold in 1671 to Mathurin Guyton, whose brother had married Marie Rouxe, the daughter of the Lord of La Marionnière. After his death, Guillaume Hay became the new owner, but died three years later. Marie-Anne Drouet des Ilets succeeded him until 1786. In the meantime, she married Augustin-Louis de Luynes and their first daughter was baptized in the castle's chapel, of which some walls still remain. Then Françoise-Marie Collet inhabited the estate and had the nearby Métairie de la Moricière built in 1790. The Revolution and the Vendée War did not spare La Rairie, which changed hands three times before being acquired by Charles-Augustin Bridon, a ship captain. His son Anselme was deputy mayor from 1813 to 1826 and mayor from 1830 to 1838. At this time, he had the current Neo-Palladian mansion built on the site of the central part of the old building. The castle was sold again in 1839 to Françoise Bigot, widow of Augustin Hochet de la Terrie, who was advised by Pierre Sochan de Kersabiec, whom she was to marry. He was the son of Jean-Marie Angelique de Kersabiec, from La Marionnière. Prudent Pommereuil became owner in 1855, then Donatien Hervouet around 1900. It should be noted that François-Louis Hilarion from the Château de la Pigossière was mayor of the commune from 1848 to 1852, and Anselme Bridon de la Rairie from 1830 to 1838. The monument was listed as a historical monument in 1989. Today, and since 2018, Christelle and Willy Dublet are the owners. The reception rooms can now be privatized for weddings or corporate seminars.