Le château et la chapelle du Bois-Corbeau

History of Corbeau Wood

The chapel at Château de Bois-Corbeau dates back to the 12th century. This important Romanesque chapel was built by the monks of Sainte-Marie-de-Pornic Abbey.

The old part of Château de Bois-Corbeau dates back to the 14th century. From that time onwards, the property was used as a hunting lodge by the aldermen of Nantes.
The noble land of Bois-Corbeau belonged to aldermen from Nantes as early as the 15th century.

In the 17th century, the Blanchet de Fougère and Brillaud de Laujardière families became the owners. They undertook various construction projects.

An additional building in exposed stone and brick was built at the beginning of the 20th century. It comprises two perpendicular wings with a bell-towered corner turret.


Successive owners include


René de Kercy, from 1482 to 1542.
César d'Aiguillon, from 1659 to 1664.
Julien de Richardeau, from 1664 to 1671.
Claude Bretin, wife of Julien de Richardeau, in 1671. In 1679, she had the estate demarcated as follows: "on one side the river Grand-Lieu leading from Pillon to Rouans, on the other side the road leading from Pellerin to Veue, on one end, towards the rising sun, the road leading from Pellerin to Pillon, on the other end the road leading from the village of La Tousche to the estang de Malnoë".
Joseph-Marie-Pierre de Gravelaye, whose father had acquired the estate by court order.
Charles Guchet from 1719 until his death, he left his minor children as heirs.
Claude Blanchet, Lord of Fougères in 1732, by auction.
Claude-Christophe Blanchet, his son.
Jean-Baptiste Brillaud du Noyer, in 1753, husband of Louise Blanchet de Fougères (herself sister of Claude-Christophe Blanchet).
Camille Brillaud de Laujardière acquired full ownership of Bois-Corbeau on 19 January 1882 by lot drawn by Maître Jaquelin, notary in Vue. He died on 19 November 1917, leaving his surviving wife, Henriette de Guerry, and five children, including Marie Josèphe Camille Renée Brillaud de Laujardière, wife of Jean Joseph Octave Raymond Bergeron, a commander in the army.
Marie Josèphe Camille Renée Brillaud de Laujardière acquired full ownership of the Bois-Corbeau estate on 23 September 1934 through a deed of sale by auction from the other heirs and assigns of Camille Brillaud de Laujardière, received by Maître Anjoran, notary at Le Pellerin. A widow who had not remarried, she died on 5 August 1975 at Bois-Corbeau, leaving as her heirs her two sons, Antoine-Marie Bergeron and René-Régis Bergeron.
On 15 March 1976, Antoine Marie Bergeron, a doctor and son of the previous owner, acquired full ownership of part of the Bois-Corbeau estate, including the buildings, in execution of a testamentary partition drawn up by his mother. The other part went to his brother René-Régis Bergeron, a military controller.




The property is private and not open to the public. However, the Pierre Tremblante walking trail passes close to the Château de Bois-Corbeau, along the Chemin des Soupirs, which leads to a calvary.