Talk:Château d'Apremont (Vendée)

The Chateau d’Apremon refers to the remains of a renaissance fortress in the town of Apremont, France. Apremont is in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region of western France. The Chateau was built in 1534 and only two towers of this building remain.

An early medieval castle was built in the shape of a polygon on a promontory of rock overlooking the River Vie around the twelfth century. In 1468 this castle was besieged by 3,000 Bretons who wanted to free the prisoners being held there. The siege was lifted once the prisoners were released, but the surrounding countryside as far as St. Gilles on the coast was devastated.

In 1534, Philippe Chabot de Brion, Grand Admiral of France and friend of King Francois I built a chateau on the site of the older medieval fortress. Today the site of the chateau and the two remaining towers are the property of the Municipal council and is a beautiful example of Vendéen architecture.

It open for visits and activities during the season. The Tourism Board of Apremont warns that parking is very limited in the summer.