Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Ancien château
Neuvicq-le-Château, Charente-Maritime, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, classified (classé)
- Protection
- classé MH
- Extent of protection
- Château (ancien) : classement par arrêté du 14 septembre 1912
- Protection dates
- 1912/09/14 : classé MH
- Type
- château
- Main period of construction
- 15e siècle, 16e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété de la commune
- Commune
- Neuvicq-le-Château
- Département
- Charente-Maritime
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 45.80259, -0.16375
- Mérimée reference
- PA00104824
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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesIGN France — GéoportailDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1711 map "Le Gouvernement General De Guinne et Gascogne ...." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
Ancien manoir comprenant deux parties élevées à des époques différentes. Le manoir proprement dit remonte au 15e siècle. Une annexe lui a été accolée au 19e siècle. Le manoir s'élève de cinq étages, distribués par un escalier à vis en pierre, avec marches à contre-courbe. Dans l'angle formé par la tour à six pans de l'escalier et le mur de la façade sur cour, se trouve un petit escalier dans un échiffre, supporté par un encorbellement. Il dessert l'étage supérieur.
English translation
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History
Former manor comprising two parts raised at different periods. The manor proper dates from the 15th century. An annexe was attached to it in the 19th century. The manor rises five storeys, distributed by a spiral staircase in stone, with steps counter-curved. In the angle formed by the six-sided tower of the staircase and the wall of the courtyard façade, is found a small staircase in a stairwell, supported by corbelling. It serves the upper storey.
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.