Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Poitou-Charente

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.

Art roman saintongeais
17500 Jonzac

The Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais church of Jonzac, a Romanesque Romanesque building of the 12th and 15th centuries, is distinguished by its adorned facade and its history marked by the wars of Religion. Located in Charente-Maritime, it houses a Merovingian cemetery discovered in 2009.

Château de style néo-Renaissance
16320 Magnac-Lavalette-Villars

The Château de la Mercerie, located in Magnac-Lavalette-Villars in New Aquitaine, is a neo-Gothic and Renaissance Italian building, enlarged in the 20th century by the Rethoné brothers, nicknamed the 'Versailles Charentais'.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
16510 Verteuil-sur-Charente

Verteuil Castle, a medieval triangular fortress with five conical towers, has dominated Verteuil-sur-Charente (Nouveau-Aquitaine) since the 11th century. Historical property of La Rochefoucauld, it combines defensive architecture and 19th century romantic heritage.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
16410 Garat

The castle of the Tranchade, built in the 14th and 17th centuries, is a strong castle overlooking the valley of the Anguienne in Garat, New Aquitaine, combining medieval donjon and Renaissance wings.

Donjons
17450 Fouras

The fort and the citadel of Fouras, built between the 15th and 17th centuries, dominate the mouth of the Charente in Charente-Maritime. This strategic site combines medieval donjon and maritime fortifications of Vauban, witness to conflicts for the control of the Atlantic coast.

Donjons
86270 La Roche-Posay

The Donjon de La Roche-Posay, a 12th century medieval defensive building, is a castle vestige located in Vienna, New Aquitaine. This tuffeau stone monument peaks at 23 meters.

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.