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Le château en bref
The Château du Plessis-Macé, in the Maine-et-Loire département, is a medieval fortress remodelled at the beginning of the Renaissance. The lordship passed between the 11th and 18th centuries through four families: du Plessis, La Haye-Joulain, Beaumont, and then du Bellay. As early as 1440, Louis de Beaumont (1407–1477), councillor to the king, transformed the stronghold into a manor house in the Flamboyant Gothic style: new windows, a remarkable stair turret, a keep, and the Beaumont coat of arms on the pediment, while retaining turrets with pepperpot roofs. Donated to the State in 1967, the château is open to visitors; it hosts an annual Festival d'Anjou and film shoots.