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Le château en bref
The ruins of Château de Bouillé, dating from the 15th/16th century, are located in the commune of Torcé-Viviers-en-Charnie, in Mayenne.
Today, only a tower remains, converted into a residential house.
At the beginning of the 20th century, Abbé Angot described what remained as follows: « The ruins, which now cover several hectares, still feature some interesting parts: the old manor house, likely simple outbuildings of the castle; the large tower, with its vaulted cellars; the chapel or half-buried crypt; the treasure tower, in Renaissance style, a fine example of what the last castle, built from 1490 to 1510, looked like. Between these more or less ruined structures, the foundations of the main buildings intertwine in all directions, and although their overall layout can no longer be reconstructed, they leave the impression of one of the most regrettable devastations, begun by the elements and completed by humans. Only texts can now make these ruins and debris speak. »