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Château de La Bouillerie

The Château de La Bouillerie is available to rent for your family holidays. It has belonged to the same family, for three centuries. Perfectly maintained, this property is nestled in the heart of a 350-hectare estate and features a heated swimming pool and tennis court. The château and its guest house can accommodate 26 people. Château La Bouillerie is an ideal place to meet with family and friends, to relax in the middle of nature, or to visit the castles of the Kings of France in the Loire Valley . 30 minutes from Le Mans, Angers and Tours, and less than 2 hours from Paris, in the Sarthe region in West of France.

30mn from Le Mans, Tours and Anger, 2h from Paris

Accommodation for 26 people

Reception 30 people

Heated swimming pool, tennis, “service plus”.

Discover the property of Château de La Bouillerie

The Château La Bouillerie is reached via a majestic avenue of lime trees, which form an immense green vault, revealing the elegant classical-style façade of the chateau, which was built in the 17th century and redesigned in the 19th century.

To the right of the castle, a charming chapel was built in the 19th century, it houses a 15th century stained glass window classified as a Historic Monument.

To the left of the chateau, a path leads you to a charming guest house. This pavilion opens onto a terrace which surrounds the heated swimming pool. A little further on, a tennis court is at your disposal.

Principal living and reception rooms

The Château de La Bouillerie is a big house of 1350 m2, made up of a part built in the 19th century and one in the 17th century.

On the right, in the 19th century part, a very bright and grand salon opens through numerous windows onto the park and the chapel. Nearby, there is a more intimate lounge with a grand piano and a library.

To the left of the entrance, in the 17th century, a study serves as a television room. A few steps away is the living room called “winter living room”, because it is very comfortable in winter. It is bathed in light and warm. Its large French windows open onto a terrace and the park. In summer, this lounge can be transformed into a dining room for about thirty people. The corridor then leads to a beautiful and refined dining room, then to the large and charming kitchen, a place to live in all year round.

Our bedrooms

The chateau has 13 rooms, 9 of which are open for rent. The 4 closed rooms can be put at your disposal, with an additional cost. They all have their own private bathroom. They offer a splendid view of the countryside. They are tastefully decorated with antique furniture and have kept the charm of the great family houses of the French aristocracy. They can comfortably accommodate 18 people. The pavilion close to the chateau can accommodate 8 additional guests in 4 rooms.

The chateau is for your exclusive use, you can organise your own holiday with your friends and family.

Guest house

This charming cottage is located in the park, close to the swimming pool. It has a surface area of approximately 150 m2 spread over two levels. It is composed on the ground floor of a living room, a kitchen, a bathroom with independent toilet, and 2 bedrooms. On the first floor there are two double bedrooms with a bathroom with independent wc.

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Our Rates

The property is always rented in its entirety to a single group. You have at your disposal the entire estate (18 people in the castle and 8 in the guest house), the park with its tennis court and heated swimming pool. Optionally, you can rent up to 4 more rooms in the castle at an additional cost.

The rental price includes heating, water, electricity, maintenance of the garden and cleaning at the end of your stay. Sheets and towels are provided. Beds are made on your arrival. A “service plus” is offered to you: the castle’s housekeeper will come every morning (except on Monday) from 8:30 to 10:00 to help you, without disturbing your privacy in the rooms.

Guaranty deposit required: 3,000 euros.

Season	Stay	Avec la maison d'invités
Low season
Mid season
May, June, September, October	Weekend, 4 days, 3 nights	5800 €
	Week 7 days, 7 nights	7900 €
High season
July and August
	Week 7 days, 7 nights	9200 €

History

The first lord of Château de La Bouillerie is known to us was called Geoffroy du Chesne and lived in 1307. The Dufour family then became the owners of Saint-Blaise. In 1523, Jehan Dufour had a chapel dedicated to Saint Blaise built in the seigneurial place of Château de La Bouillerie, and endowed it with the beautiful stained glass window of the Crucifixion (listed as a Historic Monument) which is now its main ornament.

The times that followed were not favourable for Château de La Bouillerie, which was abandoned. It was in 1652 that Jehan Odiau, a lawyer from La Flèche, who had become Lord of La Bouillerie through his marriage to Marie de l’Esperonnière, had the castle renovated.

From 1809 onwards, the owner who was the mayor of La Flèche and sub-prefect, began major embellishment work. The beautiful linden avenue at the arrival, the gloriette and the long terrace date from this period.

The château was then a modest building of classical architecture, with its central building flanked by its two wings. However, it proved too small to accommodate large family gatherings. The choice was made to demolish the north wing and to build a new structure in the Henri II style, with more noble proportions, in its place. The work was completed in 1887.

Since then, these buildings have retained the same configuration, with its successive owners Emmanuel, Bertrand, then Thierry de La Bouillerie, giving priority to work inside the château as well as embellishing the park.
Faced with the damage caused by a violent storm in May 2018, which knocked down more than 80 century-old and bicentury-old trees, Thierry’s children revisited the park’s layout by launching landscaping work and replanting numerous trees and plants in order to restore Château La Bouillerie to its former magnificence.

Château Lifestyle

Activities around

Chateau La Bouillerie is in the heart of the Loire Valley in France, less than 2 hours from Paris. Prestigious monuments that tell the history of France are everywhere: the castles of the Kings of France, Saumur, Brézé, Ussé, Langeais, Villandry, Chinon, Chenonceau, Azay-le-Rideau … But also other monuments, such as the Abbey of Solesmes, 20 km from La Bouillerie, or Epau at the gates of the city of Le Mans (60 km), the Cathedral of Saint Julien in Le Mans, the Gallo-Roman enclosure of Le Mans or the Royal Abbey of Fontevraud.

Need to escape? Woods, forests, rivers and varied landscapes populate the Sarthe regions, inviting walkers to get lost in these enchanting sites where nature always rules. The Sarthe is the most wooded destination in the west of France, with 5000 km of marked trails open to all styles of hiking (on foot, on horseback, by bike…) and 4000 km of rivers and streams for leisure activities along the water.

The zoological parks of the Sarthe are the place to marvel young and old alike at the fauna of species from all over the world! The zoo of La Flèche is only 8 km from Château La Bouillerie.

Practical information

The exact address of the castle: La Bouillerie, Route de Bazouges, 72200 Crosmières.

GPS coordinates: latitude: 47.72861634018419 ; longitude: -0.16513123489195536

From Paris or Le Mans: Take the A11 towards Nantes, Exit n° 10 Sablé- La Flèche. At the roundabout turn left towards La Flèche. At Crosmières, first road on the right, direction Bazouges. Arrived at a fork, turn left, Château Saint-Blaise is 150M up the hill.

From Nantes or Angers, take the A11 direction Paris Exit n° 10 Sablé- La Flèche. At the roundabout turn left towards La Flèche. At Crosmières, first road on the right, direction Bazouges. Arrived at a fork, turn left, Château Saint-Blaise is 150M, at the top of the hill.

Sleeping capacity of the estate: 26 people, 18 in the castle and 8 in the guest house.

Detail of the 9 rooms of the castle:

Chinese room
Bed 160 and private shower room, washbasin + shower, WC on the landing

Flowers Room
Bed 160 and private bathroom including WC, bathtub

De l’étang room
Bed 160 and washbasin, private WC, shower on the landing

La Chapelle room
Bed 160 and private bathroom, WC, bathtub

Ponant room
Bed 160 and private bathroom, WC, bathtub

Aux Canards room :
2 beds 90cm and shower room,WC, shower

Du clocher room
Bed 160 and private bathroom, WC, bathtub

Du parc room
3 beds 90cm and private bathroom, WC, bathtub

Aux Tilleuls room
Bed 160 and private bathroom, WC, bathtub

Detail of the 4 rooms of the Guest House: 8 persons.

Master bedroom
Bed (160) and living room and shared bathroom with bathtub and WC on the ground floor

Pavilion room
2 single beds and shared bathroom with bathtub and WC on the ground floor

Blue room
2 beds (90cm) and bathroom with bathtub and WC on the first floor

Orange room
2 beds (90cm) and bathroom with bathtub and WC on the first floor

Various castle facilities:
– Wifi internet access
– Baby bed and high chair
– Kitchen equipment: 2 ovens, gas hobs, dishwasher, Nespresso, Microwave, Thermomix, washing machine, tumble dryer

Outdoors :
Garden furniture : sofa, armchairs, parasols
4 outdoor tables for 8 people, 1 outdoor table for 4 people
32 chairs
BBQ, Plancha

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