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The Château de la Roche-Mailly stands in Requeil, in the south of the Sarthe, on the former estate of La Roche-de-Vaux. This medieval estate belonged to the La Chevrière family: in 1622, Marguerite de La Chevrière married Louis de Champlais, and in 1668 she sold La Roche-de-Vaux to François de La Rivière, councillor in the parlement of Metz. The marriage of Louise-Madeleine de La Rivière to Joseph de Mailly, marquis d'Haucourt, in 1701, brought the estate into the House of Mailly, which gave it its name. The present château was rebuilt in the second quarter of the nineteenth century by the architect Delarue for Count Adrien de Mailly-Nesle: its main building and its returning wings are flanked by cylindrical or square towers, under a decor of Gothic-inspired façades, set in a pleasure garden. The façades and roofs have been listed as monuments historiques since 29 October 1975. The château is privately owned.