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Origin and history

The estate of the Cigogne, mentioned in 1100 under the name of Sigogne, was originally a hamlet dependent on the commander of Beauvoir. In the 16th century, it belonged to Antoine Regnault, squire and adviser to the Parliament of Brittany, then to his son-in-law Jacques Porcheron, who sold it in 1598 to Maurice Roatin, judge and former mayor of Poitiers. The latter expanded the estate by integrating the nearby estates of Sainte-Jeanne and Péraudrie.

It is probably Pierre Roatin, son of Mauritius and himself mayor of Poitiers in 1625, who built the present castle around 1617-1627. The estate remained in the Roatin family until 1769, when it was sold to Xavier Baron, then to Sara Creagh, widow of an Irish Baron. Partially seized as national property during the Revolution, it was bought by the Keating heirs before being acquired in 1846 by Hippolyte Bain de la Coquerie, who undertook works and altered access to the castle.

The castle, still owned by the descendants of the Parent de Curzon family, has been partially listed as historical monuments since 1986 for its facades and roofs. Its architecture reflects the successive transformations associated with its owners, mixing 17th century seigneurial heritage and 19th century amenities. The movement of the adjacent road in 1869 helped preserve its landscape.

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