Château de Bridoré
2 Minutes from the RN 143 between Loches and Châtillon-sur-Indre : a magnificently preserved feudal fortress. Between the lower courtyard, where the soldiers and servants were lodged, and the upper courtyard where the Lord of the manor lived, is an impressive 30-metre-high keep crowned with watchtowers.
The fortress of Bridoré was erected during the reign of Charles V by the marshal of France Jean I Le Meingre called Boucicaut (1310-1368), and then by his son, Jean II Le Meingre called Boucicaut (1366-1421), marshal of France under Charles VI and comrade of Du Guesclin.
Imbert de Bastarnay (1438-1523), counsellor to King Louis XI and chamberlain of the royal court, bought Bridoré in 1475. He perfected the prototype of the buried fortification which inspired Vauban : the caponier. He raised the height of the keep, which attained 30 metres, and covered it with the frame of a roof with watch-towers.
In 1641, the marquis of Viantais acquired Bridoré. One of his daughters founded the convent of the Viantaises at Beaulieu-les-Loches; the feudal estate of Bridoré belonged to them until the Revolution.
Sold as state property at the Revolution it has belonged to the same family ever since. Designated as a « Monument historique » in 1911, restored by the painters Simone Lefèvre-Mouveau and Pierre Mouveau, it is now their daughter, Véronique Mouveau, who ensures the conservation and restoration of the property.
The fortress of Bridoré was erected during the reign of Charles V by the marshal of France Jean I Le Meingre called Boucicaut (1310-1368), and then by his son, Jean II Le Meingre called Boucicaut (1366-1421), marshal of France under Charles VI and comrade of Du Guesclin.
Imbert de Bastarnay (1438-1523), counsellor to King Louis XI and chamberlain of the royal court, bought Bridoré in 1475. He perfected the prototype of the buried fortification which inspired Vauban : the caponier. He raised the height of the keep, which attained 30 metres, and covered it with the frame of a roof with watch-towers.
In 1641, the marquis of Viantais acquired Bridoré. One of his daughters founded the convent of the Viantaises at Beaulieu-les-Loches; the feudal estate of Bridoré belonged to them until the Revolution.
Sold as state property at the Revolution it has belonged to the same family ever since. Designated as a « Monument historique » in 1911, restored by the painters Simone Lefèvre-Mouveau and Pierre Mouveau, it is now their daughter, Véronique Mouveau, who ensures the conservation and restoration of the property.
Labels: Château de Bridoré, Châtillon-sur-Indre, Loches
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