Château de l'Islette, Azay-le-Rideau

The Château de l'Islette is a privately owned Renaissance castle built around 1530 on the banks of the Indre River, roughly 2 km west of Azay-le-Rideau. Commissioned by René de Maillé, the building shares craftsmen and architectural details with the nearby Château d'Azay-le-Rideau — double string mouldings, mullioned windows, and a machicolated roofline are visible on both structures. The castle is best known as the summer retreat where sculptors Auguste Rodin and Camille Claudel spent several seasons together between 1890 and 1893, and two bronze casts of Claudel's work remain on permanent display.