Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Charente

Maison classée MH
16500 Confolens

The house of the Duke of Epernon, a 16th-century wooden block building in Confolens (Charente), illustrates Renaissance civil architecture. Ranked a historical monument in 1974, it blends medieval tradition with renaissant influences.

Hôtel de ville
16000 Angoulême

The Town Hall of Angoulême, a 19th-century public building, incorporates the medieval remains of the Comtal Castle (XIII and XV centuries) and dominates the upper town with its monumental belfry and eclectic style.

Eglise gothique
16120 Bassac

Saint-Étienne de Bassac Abbey, a former Benedictine abbey founded in the 11th century in Bassac (Charente), combines Romanesque and Gothic architecture, marked by centuries of restorations and historical conflicts in New Aquitaine.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
16190 Nonac

The Château de la Léotardie, built between the 15th and 18th centuries in Nonac in Charente, is a former fortified mansion combining medieval architecture and classical renovations, classified as a historical monument since 1944.

Couvent
16110 La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois

The Convent of the Carmelites of La Rochefoucauld, founded in the 14th century in La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois in New Aquitaine, is an ancient medieval monastery marked by renovations in the 19th and 20th centuries, now partially classified as a historical monument.

Château de style Classique
16370 Cherves-Richemont

Chesnel Castle, built at the beginning of the seventeenth century in Cherves-Richemont, New Aquitaine, is a rare example of classical Italian architecture in Angoumois, surrounded by dry moat and listed as a Historic Monument.

Château fort
16500 Saint-Germain-de-Confolens

The castle of Saint-Germain-de-Confolens, the vestige of a 15th century medieval fortress, dominates the Viennese in Saint-Germain-de-Confolens in Charente. Its ruins, including two round towers, bear witness to its strategic role at the confluence of Vienna and Issoire.

Château fort
16320 Villebois-Lavalette

The Château de Villebois-Lavalette, built between the 12th and 13th century in Villebois-Lavalette, New Aquitaine, is a medieval fortress transformed into an aristocratic residence in the 17th century, combining medieval ramparts and classical architecture.