View of Le Châtelet – Boisbonnard Castle loop from Thilouze
View of Le Châtelet – Boisbonnard Castle loop from Thilouze
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View of Le Châtelet – Boisbonnard Castle loop from Thilouze
02:03
45.2km
220m
Road cycling
Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.
Last updated: April 26, 2026
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Start point
Parking
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2.14 km
View of Le Châtelet
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8.44 km
Boisbonnard Castle
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This private castle is an old fortress of which only:
- the wide medieval moats in their entirety and which form 2 quadrilaterals and a 3-sided figure
- 5 cylindrical towers including the South-East tower pierced with circular loopholes called the “couleuvrine tower”.
The surrounding walls disappeared, the eastern ones were pulled down in 1856.
Access is controlled by 2 entrance towers, capped with pepper shakers, guarding the wooden footbridge which replaced the drawbridge. A portal with a curved pediment connects them.
The enclosure demolished in the last century has retained 3 corner towers.
The current castle was built in several stages. The residential building, which dates from the 16th century, had its facades completely redesigned in 1856. Part of it disappeared at the beginning of the 20th century.
To the south-west, a main building covered with a 4-pitched roof and presenting stone windows on the ground floor had been lined with another building in 1731; these buildings were demolished in 1979.
The outbuildings near the front door were built in Renaissance style around 1856 in place of the old farm buildings.
Numerous renovation and restoration works have been carried out since 1994.
During the cleaning of the moat an oak door was discovered under the water level. We can assume that there was an underground passage between the castle and the village church or to other undergrounds.
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The Gate of Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine
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45.2 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
42.9 km
2.34 km
< 100 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
25.6 km
19.6 km
< 100 m
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Elevation
Highest point (120 m)
Lowest point (50 m)
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