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Montsûrs Castle was a castle located in Montsûrs. Two towers of the castle remain, where André de Lohéac, companion of Joan of Arc, was born. The castle stood on natural escarpments reinforced by deep moats fed by the Jouanne and the Vesnard. The town of Montsûrs was one of the ten châtellenies of the County of Laval. The ruins still standing in the nineteenth century show that the castle may have had a circuit of 12 to 1,500 metres. It was flanked by several towers with bastions, and had a drawbridge and wide, very deep ditches.
The Renaise tower, known as the "Paradis aux Biques", has been listed as a monument historique since 9 June 1925. In 1374, Bertrand du Guesclin married Jeanne de Laval. The château de Montsûrs then became his residence, and he stayed there during periods without war. He would later negotiate the marriage of his niece Marie d'Orange to Jean, Viscount of Vendôme.