Château de Saint-Ouen

Château de Saint-Ouen — Château in Chemazé (Mayenne) classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1923 under the French Heritage Act.

Identification & Protection

Mérimée reference

This monument is referenced in the French architectural heritage database (Mérimée) under the identifier PA00109489. Full archival records are published by the Ministère de la Culture at pop.culture.gouv.fr.

Protection status

The building is classé Monument Historique (listed) (since 1923), the highest French-law category for heritage immeubles.

Le corps de logis central avec sa tour carrée : classement par arrêté du 13 décembre 1923 – Le pavillon nord et la chapelle : classement par arrêté du 4 mai 1944

Ownership

Current legal status: propriété privée.

Location & Access

Commune and département

Located in Chemazé, Mayenne, within the Pays de la Loire region of France.

Nearby protected sites

Monument	Commune	Protected
Eglise Saint-Martin (ancienne)	Montsûrs	1982
Polissoir dit La Pierre Saint-Guillaume	Montenay	1889
Chapelle de la Cassine	Bonchamp-lès-Laval	1926
Maison de Laval	Laval	1933
Dolmen dit des Erves de Sainte-Suzanne	Sainte-Suzanne	1889

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 Saint-Ouen located?

Château de Saint-Ouen is located in the commune of Chemazé (Mayenne).

When was Château de Saint-Ouen protected?

It was classé Monument Historique (listed) in 1923 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00109489 in the Mérimée database.

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