Château du Bois Thibault

As early as the 11th century, Geoffrey II, Count of Anjou, built a castle on this site as a defense against William the Conqueror. In the 12th century, the property passed to the Logé family. Around 1423, during the Hundred Years' War, the castle was first occupied and fortified by Scottish troops in the service of France, but soon fell into English hands. Jean II, Duke of Alençon, succeeded in driving out the English, but destroyed the complex in the process. In 1429, the land came into the possession of the du Bellay family through the marriage of Jeanne de Logé to Jean du Bellay. Jean du Bellay had a new castle built on the ruins between 1450 and 1462, the left part of which is still preserved today. His grandson Louis, Archdeacon of Paris, commissioned further construction work, including the northwestern part of the castle and additional architectural details.