Château de Landebaudière

The Château de Landebaudière is an 18th-century residence located in La Gaubretière, in the Vendée department of the Pays de la Loire region in western France. It stands in a large wooded park in the heart of the Vendée bocage.

The château was built between 1780 and 1789 by Pierre Gouffier de Boisy (also known as Pierre-Prosper de Boisy), 1st Marquis de Boissy (1750–1794). During the Vendée uprising of 1793, local peasant-soldiers set out from here with the Marquis de Boisy. Maurice d’Elbée, commander of the Catholic and Royal Army, was married at the château.

In 1824 it was purchased by Auguste du Vergier de La Rochejaquelein, Count of La Rochejaquelein. From 1831 onwards royalist nobles held meetings there to prepare a new insurrection against Louis-Philippe; the most important gathering was organised by the Countess of La Rochejaquelein. Félicie de Duras, Countess of La Rochejaquelein, was held prisoner in the building and escaped on 9 November 1831. Following the plot the château was repeatedly searched and suffered heavy damage.

From the 1860s the property passed through various owners, including the Rampillon des Magnils family. It became municipal property of La Gaubretière in 1979 and has since been managed in connection with the local intercommunal authority. The façades and roofs were inscribed as a Monument historique on 19 June 1981.

Today the château serves as a public cultural and community facility. It houses a library (or media library), the Micro-Folie digital museum on the first floor, and offices or coworking spaces on the upper levels. A large hall opening onto the park is used for receptions, performances, conferences and cultural events. The surrounding park includes a pond and a health trail. The site regularly hosts heritage days, creative workshops and other public activities.