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Le château en bref
Château de la Pierre stands in Coudrecieux, in the Sarthe part of the Perche. Begun in 1589 by François de La Vove, it was sold in 1634 to Claude Loisel, a cousin of Louis de La Vove, and then passed to the Le Gras du Luart family: in 1733, François Le Gras du Luart obtained authorisation to establish a glassworks in the courtyard. Around 1840–1842, Philippe Le Gras du Luart inherited the estate, restored it and settled there with Léopoldine de Broyes; the architect Delarue then enlarged the château, which received its four towers and new stables. In 1904, the Countess de Pontoi had a veranda added to the west façade and a library linking the towers to the east, and formal gardens replaced the landscaped park between 1925 and 1935. The château was occupied by the Prussians in 1870–1871 and requisitioned during the Second World War. Its former stables, now renovated, host receptions today. It should not be confused with the neighbouring former glassworks, which served as an internment camp from 1940 to 1942.