Built some 500 metres (1,600 ft) away from the river Indre, the huge castle, famous mostly for its massive square keep, dominates the town of Loches.

It would be converted for use as a State prison by his son, King Louis XI who had lived there as a child but preferred the Château d'Amboise.

In December 1699 Henriette-Julie de Murat was involved in a scandal when a report was circulated accusing her of "shocking practices and beliefs" including lesbianism.

[2] She was estranged from her husband and disinherited by her mother, forced to take a hiatus from publishing, and eventually exiled to the Château de Loches in 1702; in 1701 her debauchery was considered confirmed by the fact that she was pregnant.

The Château de Loches has been recognised as a monument historique since 1861 and is listed by the French Ministry of Culture.