Château de Gesvres

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Le château en bref

In the Gesvres valley, at Treillières, north of Nantes, the Château de Gesvres – also known as the Château du Haut-Gesvres or the Château du Pont-de-Gesvres – is a classically inspired seigneurial residence surrounded by water. According to local tradition, the first dwelling stood on a plot called ‘Pièce de la motte’ before its owner had it rebuilt on the opposite bank of the stream. In 1653, César de Renouard restored and enlarged the whole estate: the main residence, chapel, kitchens, bakehouse and stables were arranged around courtyards under slate roofs, while moats and canals fed by the Gesvres encircled the grounds. The twentieth century gave the château a social mission: a rest home from 1923, it later became a medico-educational institution, run since 1977 by the association Moissons Nouvelles. Volunteers gathered in the association Renaissance du Haut Gesvres carried out restoration and enhancement work there from 2014 to 2020, which revealed classical arcades that had long been concealed by partition walls. A more substantial restoration campaign – covering the roof framework, roofing and masonry – has been under way since 2024.