Exceptional openings of the châteaux de Chanzeaux and de la Montchevalleraie, in Anjou, for Heritage Open Days 2026
Anjou: two rarely opened châteaux unveiled for Heritage Open Days
The château de Chanzeaux and the château de la Montchevalleraie, in Maine-et-Loire, have exceptionally opened their doors for Heritage Open Days 2026, offering guided tours and remarkable parks.
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In two communes in Maine-et-Loire, some forty kilometres apart, two châteaux that are usually closed to the public threw open their gates for a weekend. The château de Chanzeaux, remodelled in the Neo-Gothic style in the 19th century, and the château de la Montchevalleraie, built from 1780 near Segré, offered guided tours on 19 and 20 September 2026 as part of European Heritage Days.
At Chanzeaux, the park designed by the comte de Choulot complements a château whose current silhouette owes everything to a 19th-century remodelling, undertaken after the damage suffered during the revolutionary unrest of 1794.
La Montchevalleraie, a more discreet estate
Less well known than the grand Loire châteaux, this six-hectare estate built from 1780 retains an English-style garden, an orchard and a pond, opened for the occasion alongside the manor house.
MAINE-ET-LOIRE · Chemillé-en-Anjou
Château de Chanzeaux
Implanté, dans le département de MAINE-ET-LOIRE, Château de Chanzeaux appartient au patrimoine fortifié local. Les éléments disponibles permettent de rattacher son histoire et d’en faire un témoin de l’occupation castrale du secteur. L’édifice constitue un témoin du patrimoine castral local et de l’évolution historique de son territoire.
MAINE-ET-LOIRE · Segré-en-Anjou Bleu
Château de la Montchevalleraie
Château de la Montchevalleraie est une demeure castrale française située, dans le département de MAINE-ET-LOIRE. Son histoire est attestée autour de 1780, période à laquelle le site s’inscrit dans l’organisation défensive et seigneuriale de son territoire. L’édifice constitue un témoin du patrimoine castral local et de l’évolution historique de son territoire.
The two tours were offered on the same dates, with no organised route between the two sites: visitors were free to plan their own Anjou weekend, between Chanzeaux south of Cholet and la Montchevalleraie to the north, near Segré.
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The route on the map
Two Anjou châteaux to discover
Chanzeaux and la Montchevalleraie, some forty kilometres apart, both open for Heritage Open Days 2026.
Markers follow the suggested visiting order. Select a castle to open its page.
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