Château de Gilles de Rays (restes)

Château de Gilles de Rays (restes) — Château in Champtocé-sur-Loire (Maine-et-Loire) inscrit Monument Historique (inscribed) in 1926 under the French Heritage Act.

Identification & Protection

Mérimée reference

This monument is referenced in the French architectural heritage database (Mérimée) under the identifier PA00109016. Full archival records are published by the Ministère de la Culture at pop.culture.gouv.fr.

Protection status

The building is inscrit Monument Historique (inscribed) (since 1926), the highest French-law category for heritage immeubles.

Château de Gilles de Rays (restes) : inscription par arrêté du 16 juin 1926

Ownership

Current legal status: propriété privée.

Location & Access

Commune and département

Located in Champtocé-sur-Loire, Maine-et-Loire, within the Pays de la Loire region of France.

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 47.4125°N, -0.8611°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument	Commune	Protected
Gare de Varennes-sur-Loire	Varennes-sur-Loire	1984
Eglise Saint-Pierre de Saumur	Saumur	1862
Eglise de Forges	Forges	1973
Eglise de Saint-Hilaire	Saumur	1969
Prieuré de la Baumette (ancien)	Angers	1946

Loire Context

Relative significance

Among the most recently protected sites of the département — typically 20th- or 21st-century inscriptions.

UNESCO landscape

The Loire Valley is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list since 2000 as a cultural landscape. Read the anchor page: Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Château de Gilles de Rays (restes) located?

Château de Gilles de Rays (restes) is located in the commune of Champtocé-sur-Loire (Maine-et-Loire).

When was Château de Gilles de Rays (restes) protected?

It was inscrit Monument Historique (inscribed) in 1926 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00109016 in the Mérimée database.

Data source: Ministère de la Culture — base Mérimée (data.culture.gouv.fr). Last updated: April 14, 2026.