Château de Brissac

Château de Brissac stands on the foundations of an 11th-century fortress and was substantially rebuilt in the early 16th century by Charles II of Cossé. It remains in the possession of the Cossé family and is listed as a monument historique, making it both an architectural landmark and an active heritage tourist site. In popular paranormal and tourist literature the château is best known for the 'Green Lady' legend: a female apparition in a green dress said to haunt the castle's interior. Secondary sources and compilations of haunted sites frequently identify the ghost with Charlotte de Valois—allegedly connected to Jacques de Brézé in brief listings—or allude to a violent episode (variously described as a double murder or jealous killing) inside the château as the origin of the spirit. The published material supplied for this entry is primarily secondary and folkloric: travel sites, paranormal compilations, and podcast mentions consistently record the Green Lady story but do not provide primary witness testimony or forensic investigation results. As a result, the apparition functions as a persistent element of the château's popular identity and is represented across books, podcasts, and haunted-castle roundups.