Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Poitou-Charente

Château de style Classique
17220 La Jarne

Buzay Castle, built between 1771 and 1776 in La Jarne in Charente-Maritime, is a jewel of Louis XVI architecture, surrounded by a park and gardens classified as Historic Monument since 2004.

Théâtre gallo-romain
16170 Saint-Cybardeaux

The Gallo-Roman theatre of the Bouchauds, built in the 1st and 2nd centuries, is the largest of Aquitaine (105 m in diameter). Located in Saint-Cybardeaux (Charente), it dominates a Celtic sanctuary and a crossroads of Roman roads, illustrating Gallo-Roman religious syncretism.

Château de style Renaissance
17470 Dampierre-sur-Boutonne

The castle of Dampierre-sur-Boutonne, built between the 15th and 17th centuries, is a Renaissance jewel located in Charente-Maritime, famous for its alchemical gallery and its mythological gardens.

Maison classée MH
16100 Cognac

The House of Lieutenance, a medieval building dating back to the 15th and 16th centuries in Cognac, combines stone and wood. Classified as a historic monument, it embodies the civil architecture of the region.

Eglise romane
17100 Saintes

L’abbaye aux Dames de Saintes, ancienne abbaye bénédictine du XIe siècle située à Saintes en Charente-Maritime, est un joyau du roman saintongeais, aujourd’hui centre culturel et lieu de culte emblématique de la Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Eglise fortifiée
17137 Esnandes

The Saint-Martin church of Esnandes, built in the 12th century in Esnandes (Charente-Maritime), combines Romanesque architecture with Gothic fortifications of the 15th century. Ranked a historic monument in 1840, it dominates the Poitevin Marais with its round path and massive walls, witness to a religious and military past.

Corderie maritime
17300 Rochefort

The Royal Corderie de Rochefort, built in the 17th century, is an industrial building of 374 meters long, classified historical monument, located in the maritime arsenal of Rochefort in New Aquitaine.

Château de style Renaissance
16110 La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois

The Château de La Rochefoucauld, a 16th century Renaissance jewel in La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois (Nouvelle-Aquitaine), combines 11th century medieval donjon and Italian galleries unique in France, witness to 10 centuries of uninterrupted family history.