Castles in New Aquitaine

Château de style Classique
79100 Oiron

Oiron Castle, a Renaissance and classical 16th-17th century building located in Oiron, New Aquitaine, was built by the Gouffier family and listed as a historic monument in 1923. Today owned by the State, it houses a collection of contemporary art in a preserved architectural setting.

Château fort
86300 Chauvigny

The castle of the bishops of Poitiers, built between the 11th and 15th centuries, dominates the town of Chauvigny in New Aquitaine. This castle, classified as a historical monument, combines medieval donjon and Renaissance houses.

Château
79700 Mauléon

The Durbelière Castle, built between the 15th and 18th centuries in Saint-Aubin-de-Baubigné (Mauléon), is a historic monument in ruins, famous for its connection with Henri de La Rochejaquelin and the Vendée wars.

Château fort
64130 Mauléon Licharre

Mauléon Castle, known as the "old castle", is a medieval castle located in Mauléon-Licharre, New Aquitaine, listed as a historical monument since 1925. Built in the 11th century, it dominates the city from a pentagonal hill.

Château de style Renaissance
86120 Ternay

Ternay Castle, built in the 15th century in Ternay, New Aquitaine, is a historical monument combining medieval architecture and transformations of the 17th and 19th centuries, marked by its dungeon and carved chapel.

Château de style Renaissance
86380 Saint-Martin-la-Pallu

The Château des Roches, built in the 15th and 16th centuries, is a former medieval fief in Saint-Martin-la-Pallu, New Aquitaine. This historic monument combines defensive architecture and seigneurial housing.

Château
86140 Scorbé-Clairvaux

The Château de Clairvaux, 15th-15th-century Renaissance building in Scorbé-Clairvaux (Nouvelle-Aquitaine), combines historical architecture and the international chess museum in a listed historical monument.

Château de style néo-gothique
86160 Magné

The Château de la Roche-Gençay, built between the 15th and 18th centuries in Magné (Vienna), dominates the Belle Valley and houses a unique museum dedicated to the order of Saint John of Jerusalem.