Castles in Poitou-Charente

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16190 Montmoreau-Saint-Cybard

The Château de Montmoreau, built in the 12th and 15th centuries at Montmoreau-Saint-Cybard in New Aquitaine, is a fortified mansion overlooking the Tude Valley, with a Romanesque chapel classified as a historical monument.

Troubadour style castle
16270 Nieuil

Nieuil Castle, rebuilt in the 19th century in Nieuil in Charente, is an eclectic building surrounded by moat, combining Gothic and Renaissance styles, inscribed with historical monuments since 2014.

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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.

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.

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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.

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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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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.

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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.