Le Château d'Angé

Just across the Cher river from Montrichard and some of the châteaux I've posted about recently is the village of Angé (pop. 800) with its château and church. Don't confuse it with the city of Angers (pop. 150,000), which is about two hours west of Blois on the Loire river. The village of Angé is just eight miles west of Saint-Aignan. Angé and Angers are pronounced exactly the same.

I remember that CHM and I drove over to Angé years ago and we managed to get a glimpse of the château d'Angé, which was mostly obscured by big trees. I think I took a picture of it, but I can't for the life of me find it now. Above is an old postcard showing the château that I found on the internet. The château d'Angé is used as a retirement home/assisted-living facility these days. It was built in the 15th century and significantly modernized and modified in the 18th, from what I've read.