Château de Lalande (Indre)

Château de Lalande (also written de la Lande) is a 16th-century château near Crozon-sur-Vauvre, Indre, in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. It was in the historic province of Berry up to 1790.

Château de Lalande
Alternative namesChâteau de la Lande
General information
StatusBed and Breakfast, Private home
LocationCrozon-sur-Vauvre, France
AddressChâteau de la Lande, 36140 Crozon-sur-Vauvre, France
CountryFrance
Other information
Number of rooms40
Website
https://www.chateaudelalande.com/
Château de Lalande
Château de Lalande (Indre) (France)
Arms of the Pouget de Nadaillac family

History

The first recorded mention of Lalande dates from the mid-15th century. At that time the Seigneur of the domaine was Jacques de Lalande. His neighbour, Guillaume du Boueix, was brutally murdered (according to local tradition, he was killed in front of his family whilst on his way to church). Jacques de Lalande married Marie, the widow, in 1448, whilst his brother, Jean de Lalande, married the sister of their unfortunate neighbour. He spent the rest of his life seeking justice through the courts against the murderer, Huguet de Chamborant.[1]

In the 16th century the current château was built, by the side of the lake. The east wing with its huge square towers, defences and semi-circular tower, dates from this period.[2]

The château was once owned by Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, Duchess of Montpensier, a cousin of Louis XIV known as "La Grande Mademoiselle".[3]

The château has a separate private chapel dedicated to Saint Joseph, built in 1866.

In the mid-19th century it was visited by George Sand, who described this area as "la vallée noire".

It later became the hereditary property of the Marquises de Nadaillac. François-Louis du Pouget de Nadaillac escorted Marie Antoinette to France in 1770. The current owners bought Lalande from the de Nadaillac family in 2005.[4]

Location

The "Chêne du Not", a historic massive oak tree, is found nearby.[5]

Lalande has featured in the UK TV series Escape to the Chateau: DIY on Channel 4[6] and the French TV series Bienvenue chez nous on TF1.[7] Lalande is the subject of the YouTube series The Chateau Diaries.[8]

See also

References
  1. Desbruyères, Jehan. (1998). La légende des trois chênes. Impr. Sodimass). La Ferté-Saint-Aubin (17 rue Noël-Phélut, 45240): J. Desbruyères. ISBN 2-9511412-0-3. OCLC 467566484.CS1 maint: location (link)
  2. "Chateau de Lalande, History". Chateau de Lalande. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  3. Complete France: Escape to the Chateau: DIY returns to colourful Chateau de Lalande
  4. "How one former couple swapped two London flats for a 40-room chateau". Homes and Property. 2019-03-26. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
  5. La legende des trois chênes by Jehan Desbruyères (1998, ISBN 2-9511412-0-3).
  6. Complete France: Escape to the Chateau: DIY returns to colourful Chateau de Lalande
  7. La nouvelle République: Indre : le château de la Lande prend l'accent anglais sur TF1
  8. "YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-07-12.

Further reading
  • Guillaume, Gérard (2019). Balade en Vallée Noire: Regards complices. Châteauroux: La Bouinotte. ISBN 978-2-36975-133-5.
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