Chateauden Castle

Chateaudin Castle is the residence of the Counts of Dunois, which is located in the city of Chateauden, near the city of Chartres. The castle was built in the XII-XVI centuries, is one of the castles of the Loire. If your trip starts from Paris, Chateaudin is the first castle you will encounter on your way to Chartres.

Chateaudin Castle consists of a donjon (the main tower of the castle), a large chapel, as well as two wings - Dunois and Longville, which are named after the counts in whose time they were raised.

Donjon was erected under Count Thibaut V of Blois in 1170. Between 1451 and 1493 the lower chapel was built. The upper chapel and choir were built between 1451 and 1454, while the southern chapel and nave were built between 1460 and 1464.

The western wing of the castle was built by the commander Jean de Dunois in 1459-1468, this part of the castle is named in his honor. The bell tower appeared in 1493. The grandson of Jean de Dunois François I d’Orlean-Longville built the floors of the north wing in 1469-1491. The castle also contains majestic frescoes, including a fresco of the Last Judgment in the chapel of the Great Chapel, which dates back to 1500.