Origin and history

The Château de la Villedieu de Comblé is a building located in the commune of La Mothe-Saint-Heray, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. The available data do not specify its period of construction or its architectural style, but its name suggests a medieval or modern origin, like many castles in this region. The castles of New Aquitaine, often linked to feudal history or the Renaissance, served as seigneurial residences, defence sites or administrative centres.

That of the Villedieu de Comblé, by its name, may have been associated with a local seigneury or farm, although current sources do not confirm this.