A neo-Gothic gem by Viollet-le-Duc,
set in the heart of the Mayenne countryside.
Perched atop a hill, the Château du Tertre overlooks a formal French garden and enjoys lovely views over its grounds. Bordered by the river La Varenne and set within 140,000 m² of forest, the estate forms a serene, unspoilt setting.
Designed in 1872 by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, this neo-Gothic masterpiece welcomes you for an exceptional stay blending heritage, gastronomy and well-being.
Discover the rooms74 rooms — suites, Business rooms and wheelchair-accessible rooms — across four buildings. Book a single room or hire a whole building.
The neo-Gothic château holds 28 rooms, including 2 suites and 2 wheelchair-accessible rooms, served by a lift. A heated outdoor pool (24/7) at the front; the spa in the basement. Available for whole-building hire.
A separate building of 14 rooms — including one suite and one wheelchair-accessible room — with its own heated outdoor pool (24/7). Available for whole-building hire.
Two houses in the grounds, 16 rooms each — each with a suite and an accessible room, and available for whole-building hire. One has a heated outdoor pool.
Le Tertre · Estate
In 1872, commissioned by Auguste Girois, mayor of Ambrières-les-Vallées, an ambitious project was born: a singular château at the meeting point of architecture and nature. The illustrious Eugène Viollet-le-Duc — renowned for restoring Notre-Dame de Paris and the fortified city of Carcassonne — led this neo-Gothic work, assisted by his son-in-law Maurice Ouradou.
Mullioned windows, exposed gables, finials, weathervanes and chimney stacks: the architect reinterpreted the Gothic vocabulary in a château conceived as a bridge between past and present.
Before the château was built, five structures already stood in 1836, near La Varenne and the forest's edge. The estate then grew to around ten buildings across seven plots, surrounded by orchards and an orangery.
After the Foccart family era, a long period of abandonment and a rehabilitation from 1966 onwards, the Château du Tertre became a place to stay — a timeless symbol of harmony between people, art and nature.