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Château

Rioux, Charente-Maritime, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Façades et toitures ; douves ; pont (cad. A 2103) : inscription par arrêté du 5 octobre 1965
Protection dates
1965/10/05 : inscrit MH
Type
château
Main period of construction
15e siècle, 17e siècle, 18e siècle
Ownership
propriété privée
Address
A 1 km 500 au Nord du bourg
Commune
Rioux
Département
Charente-Maritime
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Coordinates
45.64917, -0.70808
Mérimée reference
PA00104859

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1714 map "Bourdelois du Perigord." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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Grand corps de logis flanqué de deux tours carrées rondes, au nord et au sud, et d'une tour carrée plus modeste au centre de la façade est. Grande terrasse à l'ouest, entourée d'anciennes douves. Armes des De Beaumont au-dessus de la porte d'entrée, propriétaires jusqu'au début du 14e siècle.

English translation

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Large main dwelling flanked by two round square towers, to the north and south, and a more modest square tower at the centre of the east façade. Large terrace to the west, surrounded by old moats. Arms of the De Beaumont above the entrance door, owners until the early 14th century.

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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