Castles in Poitou-Charente

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 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
86330 La Chaussée

The Château de la Bonnetière, located in La Chaussée in New Aquitaine, is a 17th century building, formerly medieval fortress with dovecote of the 14th century, classified as a historical monument.

Château
79420 Beaulieu-sous-Parthenay

The chateau de la Guyonnière, built between the 14th and 16th century in Beaulieu-sous-Parthenay in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, is a medieval castle surrounded by moat, combining defensive architecture and remarkable gardens of medieval inspiration.

Château
86260 Saint-Pierre-de-Maillé

The château de la Guittière, built in the 14th century in Saint-Pierre-de-Maillé (Vienna), combines medieval architecture and neo-Gothic reshuffles of the 19th and 20th centuries. Registered as historical monuments in 2007.