Château de la Guerche is a castle in La Guerche, in Indre-et-Loire, a département in France.
It was built during the reign of Charles VII of France, for his mistress Antoinette de Maignelais and her husband André de Villequier.
The castle was besieged in 1592, during the French Wars of Religion. Restored in the seventeenth century and renovated subsequently, it is now open to visitors.
It has been listed since 1944 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.

Château de la Guerche

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The chateau at Le Grand-Pressigny is an interesting place to visit as it not only has architectural qualities and a pretty garden but it is also home to the area's Museum of Prehistory.
The chateau's formidable keep, built at the end of XIIth century was later enhanced by a strong defensive enclosure with towers.
The impressive ramparts surrounding the castle date from the 14th century. This was  timely as because of its location between the English and French conflicts it became a strategic stronghold during the 100 Years War. The duke of Burgundy an ally of the English, seized the castle in 1417 but only held it for a year before it was retaken for the French by the dolphin Charles, the future Charles VII.
The chateau was restored around 1560 by Honorat de Savoie, a loyal lord to the Kings of France. The arcaded gallery built during the wars of religion around the main courtyard shows the care devoted to this restoration.
Walking  through its central arch you can't help but get a feeling of times gone by.
https://www.experienceloire.com/le-grand-pressigny-chateau.htm

Château du Grand-Pressigny

Under the Ancien Régime in France this château was the seat of the Barony of La Celle-Guenand. The estate encompassed what is today, the commune of La Celle-Guenand in the Indre-et-Loire départment in the Centre-Val de Loire Region of France. Château de La Celle-Guenand is listed as a Monument historique since 11 June 1943 by the French Ministry of Culture. Château de La Celle-Guenand is situated at an altitude of 100 meters.
Snapshot
Type : Medieval castle
Built : c1422
Ownership : Antoine de GUENAND
Materials : Tuffeau stone
Founded in the 10th century as a Monastery
Reconstructed in the 15th century as a Fortress
Restored in the 17th century as a private Residence
Additional outbuildings built in the 19th century
History
The first known Lord of this medieval château is Antoine de GUENAND, seigneur de Staint-Cyran, du Jambot, de Vitray, de Tanchou, de Brossein, and de La Celle-Geunand. His ancestry can be traced to Henry I of England (through Henrys' illegitimate daughter, Alice FitzRoy). Antoine de GUENAND is cited on April 1, 1422 for his marriage to Oralie de FONTENAY. He was appointed Captain-Governor of Loches in 1441 under Charles VII of France (who had been crowned in Reims in 1429 through the endeavors of Joan of Arc to free France from the English).
Antoine's son, Pierre de GUENAND, Lord of La Celle-Guenand inherited the estate in 1487; he was Governor of the Royal Castle at Amboise (Château d'Amboise), and Grand Chamberlain of France during the reign of Charles VIII of France. Antoine II de GUENAND, chevalier continued in his father's noble footsteps. The estate passed to Georges de GUENAND who was childless. At his death in 1556, the estate was inherited by his Aunt, Antoinette d'AZAY (née de Guenand).
In 1537, during the reign of Francis I of France, Guillaume de COUTANCE, Lord of La Celle-Guenand married Rene d'AZAY, bringing together two chatelaines; La Celle-Guenand and La Celle-Draon. The estate was held by the COUTANCE family until 1780. Religious conflict in 1779 had led to the removal of the pastor of La Celle-Guenand and the two parishes were merged, to be known as La Celle-Guenand.
Jean Cantineau de Commacres lorded over the castle of La Celle-Guenand until 1785 the last years of the French monarchy. Followed by Pierre Gaullier to midway through the French Revolution until 1794 (Louis XVI of France who was beheaded by guillotine in January 1793). The Revolution ended in 1799 and the estate went on to be held by the Gaullier des Bordes through the July Revolution of 1830, the First French Empire and Second French Empire until 1935, when it passed to Jacques Devaulx de Chambord.
Today
The Chateau de la Celle-Guenand remains privately owned and is operated as a Bed and Breakfast.

Château de La Celle-Guenand

The castle of Fief-Milon is a castle located in the commune of Le Boupère, in the canton of Chantonnay in Vendée.Constructed for a part in the fourteenth century, the castle was part of the defense system of Pouzauges. Its elevated position gave it the role of a watchtower and offered an exceptional panorama over the Gâtine mountains, which dominate the Haut Bocage Vendéen, Saint-Michel-Mont-Mercure and Le Boupère. This high position is explained by its primary function: to defend Pouzauges against the English during the Hundred Years War. The framework of the common, with carved punches and curved struts, is dated between 1585 and 1610. At the beginning of the nineteenth century, the medieval castle (a central body flanked by two large circular towers) underwent changes, in the manner of Viollet-le-Duc: the two towers were given a "fortified" appearance by crowning them with a False machicolations with brick lacing. In 1861 new buildings were erected linking the castle to all the communes. In 2005, the castle was inscribed in its entirety in the Supplementary Inventory of Historic Monuments, while the communes and enclosure were registered in 19891. The castle was acquired by the family of Monti de Rezé who still owns it today.
http://www.frenchchateau.net/chateaux-of-pays-de-la-loire/chateau-du-fief-milon.html

Château du Fief-Milon

Le château les Vallées, situé à Tournon-Saint-Pierre, en Indre-et-Loire, est un château construit au xixe siècle sur l'emplacement d'une demeure plus ancienne détruite à la Révolution.
Après avoir été la propriété de la famille Lhéritier de Chézelles, dont est issu Samuel Lhéritier de Chézelles général napoléonien et baron d'empire, le domaine a été vendu en 1844 à Théophile Auguste Aymé Doyen qui construisit le château actuel. Celui-ci reste dans la famille Doyen jusqu'en 1925, année durant laquelle les parents de la future cantatrice Mado Robin s'en porte acquéreurs.
Après la Seconde Guerre mondiale, le château est racheté par une colonie de vacances.
Le parc du domaine a la particularité de posséder quatre séquoias, dont deux sont parmi les plus grands de France.