Listed as a Historic Monument since 2014, Château de la Jumellière is first and foremost a family castle and a surprising testimony to the way of life and customs of aristocratic society in the 19th century.
With its Louis XIII-style architecture, Château de la Jumellière is a perfect example of 19th-century aristocracy.
Its windows, elaborate dormer windows and tufa sculptures lend it an incredible majesty.
La Jumellière is the result of the meeting of two dynasties: that of a famous Parisian architect, Henri Parent, and that of the Dukes of Plaisance, represented by Armand-Urbain, conte de Maillé, President of the Conseil Général and Senator for Maine-et-Loire. It is thanks to the handing down of the castle by women that it has remained in the same family for eight centuries.
This eclectic brick and stone building was erected between 1858 and 1862 and inaugurated in 1866, under the Second Empire. An extension was added around 1874.
Inside, almost everything has been preserved: the spiral staircase, made entirely of oak, the dining room, the Louis XVI-style lounges, the basement kitchen with its copper and earthenware, the cellar, the servants' dining room...
Château de la Jumellière will plunge you into the heart of the Second Empire, thanks to its remarkably well-preserved décor and furnishings.
You'll discover how the daily life of a large house was organised as you wander through the adjoining lounges, the large dining room, the kitchen, the rooms reserved for the staff and the servants' bedrooms.
