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Château des Dorides

Les Aubiers, Deux-Sèvres, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Deux tours ; pont ; portail ; douves du front nord ; orangerie (cad. I 79) : inscription par arrêté du 31 décembre 1986
Protection dates
1986/12/31 : inscrit MH
Type
château
Ownership
propriété privée
Commune
Les Aubiers
Département
Deux-Sèvres
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Coordinates
46.93283, -0.53093
Mérimée reference
PA00101181

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1579 map "(28) Andegavensium." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

L'histoire et la construction de ce château peuvent remonter au 14e ou 15e siècle. Le château comprend une entrée fortifiée avec un pont en granit daté de 1761 et de grosses tours d'angle médiévales. A l'est et à l'ouest, les deux ailes de communs du 17e ou 18e siècle (écuries construites en 1850) et, au fond, le château refait en 1835, se substituant à un bâtiment du 17e siècle qui fut incendié en 1793. La rampe de l'escalier date de cette époque.

English translation

The text above is the record as published by the Ministère de la Culture, in French. The English below is a machine translation made by TreeAlive, not by the Ministère de la Culture; it has not been checked by a person. Where the two differ, the original is the record. Report a translation error: privacy@treealive.com

The history and construction of this castle may date back to the 14th or 15th century. The castle comprises a fortified entrance with a granite bridge dated 1761 and heavy medieval corner towers. To the east and west, the two wings of outbuildings from the 17th or 18th century (stables built in 1850) and, at the back, the castle rebuilt in 1835, replacing a 17th-century building which was burned in 1793. The staircase ramp dates from this period.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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