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Château de Bouëx en Charente

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine défensif
Demeure seigneuriale
Château
Charente

Château de Bouëx

    Le Bourg 
    16410 Bouëx
Château de Bouëx
Château de Bouëx
Château de Bouëx
Château de Bouëx
Château de Bouëx
Crédit photo : rosier - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
1452
Donation of the fee
1629
Sale to Jean Arnauld
1893
Sale of orangery
2009
Historical Monument
2010-2011
Filming of the telefilm *Final cover*
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

The castle, in total, includes the house, outbuildings, private chapel and remains of the park with its basins and fences as well as the soil of the corresponding plots (cad. E 874-876, 886, 1785, 1786): registration by order of 30 March 2009

Key figures

Jean de La Rochefoucauld - Lord and donor Cede Bouëx in 1452 to Livenne's brothers.
Jean Arnauld - Lord and Mayor of Angoulême Acquiert Bouëx in 1629, influential family.
Famille de Jovelle - 19th Century Owners Keeps the domain during this period.
Jean de la Boutelière - Owner in the 20th century Last lord mentioned before the 20th century.

Origin and history

The castle of Bouëx, located to the east of Angoulême in the eponymous village, is a building whose origins date back to the 15th century, with major transformations in the 17th and 18th centuries. It consists of two bodies of square houses, attached to the local church, and incorporates defensive elements such as square towers with pointed roofs. A vaulted 15th century cellar, probably contemporary of the 12th century church, bears witness to its medieval anchor. The estate also includes a remarkable orangery, sold in Bordeaux in 1893, as well as an old park and basins, now partially preserved.

The history of the castle is marked by several seigneurial families. As early as 1452, Jean de La Rochefoucauld gave the fief to Livenne's brothers. In 1629, the estate moved to Jean Arnauld, whose family, influential in Angoumois, held municipal office in Angouleme (maries between 1682 and 1723). In the 19th century, the land of Bouëx was handed over by inheritance to the Jovelle, then to the La Boutelière in the 20th century. The castle, classified as a Historic Monument in 2009, preserves Louis XIV woodwork and outbuildings organized around a quadrilateral courtyard.

Architecturally, the castle combines medieval elements (tours, cellars) and classics (façade XVII-XVIIIe, windows with broken). An isolated watch tower and commons complete the whole. The site was also used as a setting for filming, such as the final Bouquet TV movie (2010-2011). Its listing in the inventory of Historic Monuments covers the home, outbuildings, a private chapel and remains of the park, highlighting its heritage importance.

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