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The Château de la Classerie is located in Rezé, in the Loire-Atlantique department. Built in the 17th century by the Le Meneust family, it was transformed in the 18th century into a Nantes "folie" by René Darquistade, a merchant shipowner, mayor of Nantes from 1735 to 1740 and a keen botanist. Its façades in tuffeau stone on a granite plinth feature dressed-stone surrounds, dormer windows, pediments, quoins, string courses and cornices; the Louis XV façade, facing the park, bears an armorial pediment and sculpted decoration of fruit, flowers and gardening tools. In 1793, the estate was set on fire during the revolutionary prosecutions against Jean-Clair Mabille des Granges. Acquired in 1924 by Commander Banal, requisitioned by the German army in 1940, it belonged to the Espérance Sport association from 1958 before being bought back by the Town of Rezé. Its façades were restored from June 2022 to October 2023, and the château now houses municipal services, associations and a training establishment.