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Le château en bref
Fougères-sur-Bièvre Castle is a fortified castle of the 15th century located in the centre of the village of Fougères-sur-Bièvre, in the new commune of Controis-en-Sologne (Loir-et-Cher), 15 km south of Blois. Built from 1470 by Pierre de Refuge with royal authorisation, it combines a defensive appearance (drawbridge, machicolations, watchtowers, gun loops) with a degree of residential comfort rare for the period. Around the beginning of the 16th century, his nephew Jean de Villebresme added a chapel and a Renaissance arcaded gallery inspired by the château de Blois. Converted into a spinning mill in the 19th century, it was listed as a monument historique in 1912, acquired by the State in 1932 and restored in the 1930s. Owned by the Centre des monuments nationaux, it is now open to visitors.