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Rouhet Castle, located in Beaumont Saint-Cyr in the present-day New Aquitaine, consists of a 15th-century rectangular tower, with mâchicoulis and today partly ruined. This first defensive element is extended by a large 18th century building, to which is added a smaller body, also from the 15th century, pierced by windows with the flamboyant style characteristic of this era. The ensemble thus illustrates a superimposition of military and residential architectures, marked by centuries of evolution.

The estate includes a park delimited by a terrace, under which are outbuildings, including a rectangular chapel vaulted in cradle. It houses a fresco depicting the Annunciation, dated 1706 and signed by Franciscus Jarnoux, testifying to the provincial religious art of the modern era. The chapel and tower were protected by an inscription in the Historic Monuments in 1931, highlighting their heritage value.

Historical and administrative coordinates place the site in the former Poitou-Charentes region, now integrated into New Aquitaine. The approximate address (3 Impasse de Rouhet) and the Insee code of the municipality (86019) confirm its anchoring in the department of Vienna, near Poitiers. The accuracy of the location, assessed as satisfactory a priori, makes it possible to identify the castle as a local landmark, although its access and current uses (visits, events) are not detailed in the available sources.

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