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The Château de Rouuvray, located in Chambon (Indre-et-Loire), is a 15th and 16th century building, listed as a historical monument since October 11, 1971. Originally, this fief belonged to Jacques de Mallemouche at the end of the 15th century. The castle was surrounded by a rectangular enclosure with moat, which remains two towers at the northwest and northeast angles. The access to the inner courtyard is made by a fortified door, redesigned in the sixteenth century, and flanked by two turrets in corbellation.

The seigneurial house, rectangular in shape, is surrounded by a cylindrical tower housing a chapel on the ground floor. Two other round towers reinforce the north-east and south-east walls, while a polygonal tower containing a projecting screw staircase on the north façade. The facades and roofs of the castle, the castle and the two towers of the old enclosure were protected by decree in 1971.

The architecture of the Château de Rouvray reflects the evolutions between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, combining defensive elements (doves, towers, fortified door) and residential arrangements (logis, chapel, staircase with screws). Its present state bears witness to successive transformations, especially in the sixteenth century, during which time the entrance door was modified to adapt to new aesthetic and functional requirements.

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