Initial construction XVe–XVIe siècles (≈ 1650)
Noble logis and built hexagonal tower.
XVIIe–XVIIIe siècles
Adding chimneys
Adding chimneys XVIIe–XVIIIe siècles (≈ 1850)
Two indoor chimneys installed.
17 décembre 1990
Registration MH
Registration MH 17 décembre 1990 (≈ 1990)
Partial protection of the castle.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Northeast Tower; building linking this tower to the body of houses; 17th century chimney on the first floor of the east wing of the castle (Box E 141): inscription by decree of 17 December 1990
Key figures
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Origin and history
The Château de la Maillière, located in Blanzay in New Aquitaine, is a historical monument whose oldest parts date back to the 15th and 16th centuries, with reshuffles in the 19th century. Divided between several families over the centuries, he gradually lost his coherent organisation around a central courtyard. Today, it retains an imposing barn and a noble house in the shape of L, marked by a hexagonal tower with a screw staircase. The facades, partially restored, mix bays with redone sills and traces of original Gothic bays, testifying to the successive transformations of the building.
The northeast tower, connected to the house body by a narrow and defensive passage, has vestiges of drawbridge and ends with a crenellated round tower, with red-cut machicoulis. Inside, three chimneys of the 15th, 17th and 18th centuries remain, including a particularly remarkable 15th century. The ensemble, although modified, offers a typical example of the seigneurial architecture of the 15th–12th centuries, adapted to defensive and then residential needs, before being partially protected by an inscription under the Historical Monuments in 1990.
The inscription specifically concerns the northeast tower, the building connecting it to the house, and a 17th century fireplace located on the first floor of the east wing. These protections underline the heritage importance of defensive elements and interior arrangements, despite the divisions and restorations suffered by the castle. The exact address, 5054 Chemin de la Maillière in Blanzay, confirms its anchoring in the rural landscape of Poitou, now integrated into the New Aquitaine region.
