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2 unusual facts about Château de la Motte


Château de la Motte-Glain

Le château de la Motte-Glain is a castle built in the commune of La Chapelle-Glain, Loire-Atlantique department in western France.

Écouché in the Second World War

Parachute drops took place generally near Brûlevain wood towards Rânes, ground with the code name Levite Ouest 136, and also in the valley near the Château de la Motte at Joué du Plain.At Sentilly, aircraft landed and took off straight away after collecting or dropping off a passenger, who quickly vanished into the darkness.These operations never took place in Ecouché proper, but always in the nearby countryside.



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Château de la Mothe-Chandeniers

Located in the midst of a large wood stands the Château de la Motte-Chandeniers a former stronghold of the illustrious Bauçay family, lords of Loudun.