A ruined Chateau in the commune of Les Trois-Moutiers in France being restored by Volunteers.

The Château de la Mothe-Chandeniers is a ruined Chateau in the commune of Les Trois-Moutiers in France.

History: The stronghold dates to the thirteenth century and was originally called Motte Bauçay (or Baussay). The castle is a former stronghold of the Bauçay family, lords of Loudun. The Motte Baussay was taken several times by the English during the 100 years War and devastated during the French Revolution.

It was bought in 1809 by François Hennecart, a wealthy businessman, and then sold to Baron Joseph Lejeune in 1857. However, a fire in 1932 destroyed most of the buildings in the castle, which then became abandoned.

In December 2017, a French startup organized a crowdfunding campaign site, and 27,190 people having to pay at least €50 each joined the cause, raising €1,600,000, to purchase the castle with the aim of preserving it.

The castle was the subject of a project by the French photographer Romain Veillon in his book Green urbex: Le monde sans nous. In 'Le Monde Sans Mous, this French photographer portraits abandoned places all around the world, illustrating what Earth would look like of humanity suddenly disappeared.

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