CHÂTEAU DE COUSSAY

Château de Coussay dates back to the ^16th century. Denis Briçonnet, prior of Coussay and bishop of Saint-Malo, inspired by the Italian Renaissance, built the residence on a ^15th-century château-tour, surrounded by a moat. It became one of the first castles of the French Renaissance. Richelieu stayed here from 1608 to 1623, making minor modifications. Marie de Médicis even spent a few days there. After the French Revolution, the château changed ownership several times, but appears as it did when first built.