Château de Lalande (Indre)

Château de Lalande (also written de la Lande) is a 16th-century château near Crozon-sur-Vauvre, Indre, in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. It was in the historic province of Berry up to 1790.

Château de Lalande
Alternative namesChâteau de la Lande
General information
StatusBed and Breakfast, Private home
AddressChâteau de la Lande, 36140 Crozon-sur-Vauvre, France
Other information
Number of rooms40
Website
chateaudelalande.com

History
Arms of the Pouget de Nadaillac family

In the 16th century the current château was built, by the side of the lake. The east wing with its huge square towers, defences and semi-circular tower, dates from this period.[1]

The château was once owned by Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, Duchess of Montpensier, a cousin of Louis XIV known as "La Grande Mademoiselle".[2]

The château has a separate private chapel dedicated to Saint Joseph, built in 1866.

In the mid-19th century it was visited by George Sand, who described this area as "la vallée noire".

It later became the hereditary property of the Marquises de Nadaillac. François-Louis du Pouget de Nadaillac escorted Marie Antoinette to France in 1770. The current owners bought Lalande from the de Nadaillac family in 2005.[3]

Location
Château de Lalande (Indre) (France)

The "Chêne du Not", a historic massive oak tree, is found nearby.[4]

Lalande has featured in the UK TV series Escape to the Chateau: DIY on Channel 4[5] and the French TV series Bienvenue chez nous on TF1.[6] Lalande is the subject of the YouTube series The Chateau Diaries.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Chateau de Lalande, History". Chateau de Lalande. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  2. Complete France: Escape to the Chateau: DIY returns to colourful Chateau de Lalande
  3. "How one former couple swapped two London flats for a 40-room chateau". Homes and Property. 2019-03-26. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
  4. La legende des trois chênes by Jehan Desbruyères (1998, ISBN 2-9511412-0-3).
  5. Complete France: Escape to the Chateau: DIY returns to colourful Chateau de Lalande
  6. La nouvelle République: Indre : le château de la Lande prend l'accent anglais sur TF1
  7. "YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-07-12.

Further reading
  • Guillaume, Gérard (2019). Balade en Vallée Noire: Regards complices. Châteauroux: La Bouinotte. ISBN 978-2-36975-133-5.
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