Château de Bouges

The Château de Bouges (French pronunciation: [ʃato də buʒ]) is an 18th-century mansion in the town of Bouges-le-Château, in the Indre département of France, in the Loire Valley.

The château was built in 1765, probably by Ange-Jacques Gabriel, on lands acquired by Charles-François Leblanc de Manarval, the master of the royal forges and the director of the royal manufacturer of cloth in Châteauroux.

In 1818, the château became the property of Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, the former foreign minister of Napoleon Bonaparte.

In 1917, the château was purchased by Henry Viguier and his wife, Renée Normant, who restored it, decorated and refurnished it.

The château and the park were location scenes in the film Le Colonel Chabert with Gérard Depardieu and Fanny Ardant.

Facade and basin of the Château de Bouges
The Château de Bouges
Flower Garden of the Château de Bouges