Château des Feugerets

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Château des Feugerets is a building built at the beginning of the 16th century on the site of an older castle, on the territory of the French commune of La Chapelle-Souëf in the department of Orne, Normandy. The castle, which has been recast at various times, is partially listed as historical monuments.

Location: The castle is located in the commune of La Chapelle-Souëf, in the department of Orne in Normandy.

History: The castle was built at the beginning of the sixteenth century on the site of an older castle, by John, lord of the Feugerets, mentioned in acts of 1508, 1511, 1521 and 1524. According to an article published in 1914 by the Société historique et archéologique de l'Orne, the Feugeret family has an established filiation since Guillaume des Feugerets whose succession was divided in 1450 between his sons Bertrand and Jean. L. Merlet, a member of the Archaeological Society of Eure-et-Loir, states in 1898 in a speech that "Guillam of the Feugères, one of the noblest families of Nogent", died in 1424 at the Battle of Verneuil. Oscar de Poli cites in 1895 a letter from the archivist of the Perche who mentions "Walm...