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Château de Berrie

Berrie, Vienne, France

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Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé)
Protection
classé MH
Extent of protection
Château avec le sol de la parcelle C 1816 sur lequel il est implanté : classement par arrêté du 3 octobre 1997
Protection dates
1997/10/03 : classé MH
Type
château
Main period of construction
13e siècle, 14e siècle, 2e moitié 19e siècle
Ownership
propriété privée
Commune
Berrie
Département
Vienne
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Coordinates
47.06728, -0.07101
Mérimée reference
PA00105347

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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

Château aménagé du 12e au 16e siècle. Après avoir appartenu aux La Trémoille au 15e siècle, le château est cédé en 1695 à la famille de Dreux-Brézé. Il ne subit pas de dommages à l'époque révolutionnaire. Dans la seconde moitié du 19e siècle, remaniements importants. Le château s'élève sur une plate-forme ovale entourée d'un fossé dont la contrescarpe est creusée de souterrains et habitations troglodytiques. Des restes de peintures murales du 15e siècle sont conservés dans la chapelle castrale (fondée vers 1200-1250).

English translation

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Castle arranged from the 12th to the 16th century. After belonging to the La Trémoille family in the 15th century, the castle was ceded in 1695 to the Dreux-Brézé family. It suffered no damage during the revolutionary period. In the second half of the 19th century, significant alterations. The castle rises on an oval platform surrounded by a ditch whose counterscarp is hollowed out with underground passages and troglodytic dwellings. Remains of 15th-century wall paintings are preserved in the castle chapel (founded around 1200-1250).

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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