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Montmirail (Sarthe)

The chateau of Montmirail, open to visits in the summer afternoons, has a magnificient XIIth c guardroom and dungeons. This is where Henri II Plantagenet ...

Montmirail (Sarthe) mini guide

Montmirail castle has XIIth century fortifications and a magnificiently restored guard room, where the King of France Louis VII hosted a reunion between Thomas a Beckett and Henri II.

Henri II signed a will here distributing his inheritance among his various sons.

The upper part of Montmirail castle was built and restored by Louis XIVth daughter in the early 18th century

Montmirail is a small town of character which has pretty, narrow streets, old houses and flower decked squares.

Guide point	Details
Department:	North West France > Pays de La Loire > Sarthe >
Location:	12 minutes drive from Chateau de La Barre
Tourist information switch board number:	+ 33 (0)2 43 93 65 26
Tourist information address:	Place du Château, F-72 320 Montmirail
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