Château d'Armaillé

Château d'Armaillé is an aristocratic château located in Loches, near Tours in France's Loire Valley. It adopted the Napoleon III style. It was constructed between 1839 and 1864, from red brick and stone The structure is surrounded by 7.4 acres of grounds, in English Garden style. To the East is the river Indre alongside the driveway and entrance, and the famous 'three bridges' connecting the Royal City of Loches to the Island, and to the village of Beaulieu-les-Loches on the opposite river bank. The island is surrounded by the Park of the Royal Prairies, and a wetlands reserve, a wildlife sanctuary of approximately 305 hectares of protected parkland surrounding Armaillé, where the Indre river valley separates the villages. To the West, the border is a modern hospital and the fortified Medieval village of Loches; and to the north, helipads, fields and forests.