Château du Plessis-Bourré is a Château of the Loire Valley in France, situated in the commune of Écuillé in the Maine-et-Loire department. Built in less than 5 years from 1468 to 1472 by Finance Minister Jean Bourré, an advisor to King Louis XI. It was acquired by Reille-Soult de Dalmatie family in 1911 and classified as a Monument historique in 1931.
Château du Plessis-Bourré is a Château of the Loire Valley in France, situated in the commune of Écuillé in the Maine-et-Loire department. Built in less than 5 years from 1468 to 1472 by Finance Minister Jean Bourré, an advisor to King Louis XI. It was acquired by Reille-Soult de Dalmatie family in 1911 and classified as a Monument historique in 1931. Open to the public, it has been managed and fully operated by Bruno & Antoinette de Ferrieres de Sauvebeuf from 1978 until January 2009. Le Plessis-Bourré until 2009 remained one of the few french castles inhabited by its owner. With the retirement of Bruno & Antoinette, Aymeric d'Anthenaise took over helped by Jean-Francois Reille-Soult Dalmatie.
It is open for visits to the public.
Few movies have been realized such as: - Peau d'Âne de Jacques Deny - Louis XI de J.C. Lubtchansky - Jeanne d'Arc de Pierre Badel - Le Bossu de Philippe de Broca - Fanfan la Tulipe de Gérard Krawczyk