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The Chateau de Louroux, or priory of Louroux, is a fortified priory in the 13th century, dependent on the abbey of Marmoutier. The priory housed the Benedictine monks who had the pond dug to provide them with fish and create a water reserve for their mill. The castle can only be visited from the outside.

The Louroux pond site is made up of two ponds: the Reed Pond, which resulted from the construction of a dike by the monks in the 11th century, and the Beaulieu Pond. The natural area of the Louroux pond is a wetland which hosts a great diversity of species. Fish raised in the body of water are the subject of large traditional fisheries.

This pond was in fact built by the Benedictine monks of the neighboring priory of Louroux to provide them with fish and a supply of water for the mill.

This pond was in fact built by the Benedictine monks of the neighboring priory of Louroux to provide them with fish and a water supply for the mill.

This fortified priory was built in the 13th century and housed Benedictine monks who had the lake dug to supply fish and build up a water reserve for the nearby mill.