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 Château de Nieuil en Charente

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine défensif
Demeure seigneuriale
Château de style troubadour
Charente

Château de Nieuil

    Le Bourg
    16270 Nieuil
Château de Nieuil
Château de Nieuil
Crédit photo : Jack ma - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
1467
First known lord
1724
Family change
1883-1893
Reconstruction of the castle
1900
Creation of the vineyard
1937
Transformation into a hotel
2014
Registration historical monument
2022
Sale to Optical Center
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

The castle includes the whole house, the tower, the facades and roofs of the two stables, the kennel and the fountain, as well as the plots of the two courtyards with their garden, their balustrade and the moat (cad. I 558, 560 to 562): registration by order of 21 July 2014

Key figures

Bernon Jaubert - Medieval Lord First owner known in 1467.
Suzanne Green - Lady of Nieuil Wife Jean Perry in 1724, transmitting the estate.
Guillaume-Guy de Dampierre - Count and reconstructor Buyer in 1883, sponsor of the works.
Alexandre Mignon - Charentais architect Designer of the current castle (1884-1893).
Famille Fougerat-Bodinaud - Hotel owners Turns the castle into a hotel in 1937.

Origin and history

Nieuil Castle, located in the Charente department in New Aquitaine, has its origins in the Middle Ages. A first castle, serving as a hunting relay for Francis I, was attested in the 16th century. At that time, the estate belonged to the Green family of Saint-Marsault, then passed to the Perry by marriage in 1724. These noble families mark the history of the place until the Revolution, but few architectural elements of this period remain today.

In 1883, Count Guillaume-Guy de Dampierre acquired the land of Nieuil and undertook a total reconstruction of the castle between 1884 and 1893, with architect Alexandre Mignon. The new building, in an eclectic style inspired by the 19th century (Gothic and Renaissance), nevertheless retains a crenellated round tower of the old castle. The Count also developed the Brenanchian vineyard in 1900, before the estate became a hotel in 1937, and then a rejuvenation site in the 21st century.

The architecture of the present castle is distinguished by its rectangular plan, its square and round towers, and its moat in horseshoe (north, west, south). Built in white limestone and covered with a slate, it incorporates neat decorative elements: skylights, corbelled turrets, and a monumental staircase in the entrance hall. The estate also includes a private pond 500 m south, former place of relaxation with a guinguette. Joined the historical monuments in 2014, the castle today protects its home, outbuildings ( stables, kennel), and gardens with balustrades.

The castle illustrates the trend of the aristocratic reconstructions of the 19th century, a period that was affluent under the Second Empire and the Third Republic. Its troubadour style, combining medieval and Renaissance references, reflects the taste of the era for picturesque and historical buildings. The transformation into a hotel in 1937, and its sale in 2022 to the Optical Center, testify to its adaptation to contemporary uses, while preserving its architectural heritage.

External links

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