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Le château en bref
The Château de Saint-Symphorien stands in Rochefort-sur-Loire (Maine-et-Loire), about 15 km south-west of Angers, on a volcanic outcrop on the left bank of the Loire. The site is that of the fortified motte of Saint-Symphorien, the first parish of Rochefort, which was merged with Sainte-Croix de Rochefort in the 13th century. The fortress was captured in 1562 by the Huguenot leader Hercule de Saint-Aignan Desmarais, then retaken by Puygaillard, sent by the Duke of Montpensier. A Neo-Gothic château was built in 1864 on the foundations of the former walls. The site, partly in ruins, lies near the châteaux of Dieuzie and Saint-Offange.