Château

English translation

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History

In the 13th and 14th centuries, the château is known under the name of the "Motte Boulain". The edifice had no doubt already the same plan, around a square courtyard defended by moats. The north-west wing presents court surrounds characteristic of the 15th century. The dovecote perhaps belongs to the same period. During the Wars of Religion, the château was pillaged in 1562 and destroyed in 1576. The châtelet was rebuilt shortly before 1591. In 1815, the château still consisted of four wings flanked by four towers closing the courtyard. Around 1850, the south-west wing was raised and entirely repiered and the north-east wing was demolished. Of the medieval stronghold only the entrance châtelet and the north tower reused as a dovecote remain today. Raised to three levels, the châtelet consists of a passage vaulted with a barrel vault in brick. The two square storeys were for residential use. The primitive drawbridge was replaced by a fixed bridge. The dovecote, circular in plan, comprises two levels and a roof space level which houses the nesting holes. The staircase is enclosed in a cage of timber framing and wattle.