Castles in Charente

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16430 Balzac

The castle of Balzac, built in the 17th century in Balzac, Charente, is a historical home famous for its frescoes and its role in the life of Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac, a reformer of the French language.

Nice-looking
16370 Cherves-Richemont

The Logis de Boussac, built between 1695 and the beginning of the 18th century in Cherves-Richemont, is a typical country house in the Charente, listed as a historic monument since 1987.

Castle
16120 Bonneuil

The château du Breuil, a Renaissance building dating from the 1st quarter of the 16th century, is surrounded by moats and situated in Bonneuil, Charente. It combines Gothic architecture and Renaissance ornaments.

Castle
16350 Benest

The Château d'Ordières, built between the 15th and 17th centuries in Benest, New Aquitaine, is a fortified castle combining medieval donjon and Renaissance houses, surrounded by moat and historical agricultural outbuildings.

Castle
16260 Les Pins

The Château des Pins is a medieval tower from the 15th to the 16th century in the Charente, overlooking the Bonnieure valley. This square dungeon, inscribed with historical monuments, illustrates the defensive architecture of the late Middle Ages.

Castle
16410 Vouzan

Vouzan Castle, built between the 15th and 19th centuries in Vouzan (Charente), is a private historical monument including a 12th century castral chapel and archaeological remains in its park.

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16500 Abzac

The castle of Serre, built between the end of the 15th and the 17th century in Abzac in Charente, is a seigneurial house in square with a staircase tower, linked to the history of the Marquise of Montespan and the Rochechouart-Mortemart.

Medieval and Renaissance Castle
16240 Paizay-Naudouin-Embourie

The castle of Saveilles, combining fortified style and Renaissance, stands in Paizay-Nadouin-Embourie, New Aquitaine. Built between the 15th and 19th centuries, it bears witness to a history marked by the wars of Religion and major architectural transformations.