54110
updated: 09/22/2023
Vernays castle
49220 Chenille Champteusse
France
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Pays de la Loire Film Commission

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54110
Vernays castle
49220 Chenille Champteusse
France
Contact the commission

Pays de la Loire Film Commission

| +33 (0)2 40 48 81 24

Credits: P. LE FLOCH / SEM régionale Pays de la Loire
Caption: pond and west facade
Credits: P. LE FLOCH / SEM régionale Pays de la Loire
Caption: north facade
Credits: P. LE FLOCH / SEM régionale Pays de la Loire
Caption: desk
Credits: P. LE FLOCH / SEM régionale Pays de la Loire
Caption: hall
Credits: P. LE FLOCH / SEM régionale Pays de la Loire
Caption: living room
Location type
Environment
Countryside,
Park or garden,
Lake or swamp
General presentation
Location Condition Type
Well maintained,
In restoration - Work in progress
Location History
Built in the fourteenth and the fifteenth century, Vernay's castle was owned by Mathurin of Vernay, seneschal of Amaury de Craon in 1312. He served as a refuge during the unrest years of Angevine Véndée revolted.
Construction period
XIIIth Century,
XIXth Century,
XVth Century,
XVIIth Century
Dominant style
Gothic - Middle Ages,
Renaissance
Remarkable architectural elements
Balcony,
Dome,
Kitchen,
Stairs (monumental),
Perron - Steps