The castle walls were built in the 11th century by Robert II of Bellème, who used an overhanging site to control the valley of the Bienne, the Perseigne forest and the old Roman road, to build a fortified castle that formed part of the 16 km defence line between Saint Rémy and Peray known as "Robert's ditches" to protect his Saosnois estates in the conflict between him and the Count of Maine (Hélie de la Flèche). This site was the subject of a CAPRA study by Mr Hugo Meunier (in PDF on the fortified castle article).
Radiocarbon dating places one of the remaining walls in the 11th century and the circular tower, which is thought to be one of the largest in France, at the end of the 12th or beginning of the 13th century. At the time, it was a major fortress in Maine. Listed as a Historic Monument since December 2015, the decree protects the castral complex with its bailey, ditches and levees.
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