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
16140 Barbezières

Barbezières Castle, built in the 15th century, is a seigneurial residence located in Barbezières, Charente, marked by a round tower and medieval architectural elements still visible today.

Château
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.

Château
16150 Etagnac

The Château de Rochebrune, built in the 16th and 17th centuries in Etagnac, New Aquitaine, is a medieval fortress transformed into a residence, surrounded by moat and classified as a historical monument since 1959.

Château de style Renaissance
16320 Edon

The Château de la Rochebeaucourt, built in the 16th and 19th centuries, dominates the Nizonne between Charente and Dordogne. Today, in ruins, it preserves its imposing bases and orangery, witness to its Renaissance and neo-classical past.

Château
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.

Château
16460 Chenon

Chenon Castle, built in the 15th century in Chenon, Charente, is a medieval house flanked by round towers, inscribed in historical monuments since 1987.

Gentilhommière
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.