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Château

La Rochette, Charente, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Château, à l'exception des toitures, de la verrière et de l'escalier extérieur (cad. A 276) : inscription par arrêté du 3 juillet 1992
Protection dates
1992/07/03 : inscrit MH
Type
château
Main period of construction
2e moitié 16e siècle, 1er quart 17e siècle, 18e siècle
Dates
1580, 1617
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
La Rochette
Département
Charente
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Coordinates
45.80336, 0.31202
Mérimée reference
PA00104586

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1607 map "Poictou" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Logis construit vers 1580 dans l'enceinte d'un château plus ancien. Les vieux bâtiments furent démolis lors de la vente à la commune, en 1946. Cette dernière restaura le logis er créa une salle vitrée ainsi qu'un escalier en béton. Ce logis Renaissance fut remanié en 1617. De grandes baies furent percées au 18e siècle. Le château est de plan carré, cantonné de quatre tourelles d'angles en encorbellement, sur consoles moulurées.

English translation

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Dwelling built around 1580 within the enclosure of an older castle. The old buildings were demolished when sold to the commune in 1946. The latter restored the dwelling and created a glazed room as well as a concrete staircase. This Renaissance dwelling was altered in 1617. Large openings were pierced in the 18th century. The castle is of square plan, flanked by four corner turrets in corbelling, on moulded consoles.

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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