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Château

Mauléon, Deux-Sèvres, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Château, ainsi que le sol des parcelles correspondantes (cad. AZ 392 à 394, 415 à 418, 464 à 467, 472 à 474, 477, 605) : inscription par arrêté du 18 avril 1995
Protection dates
1995/04/18 : inscrit MH
Type
château, site archéologique
Main period of construction
13e siècle, 18e siècle
Ownership
propriété de l'État, propriété de la commune
Commune
Mauléon
Département
Deux-Sèvres
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Coordinates
46.92361, -0.75516
Mérimée reference
PA00135591

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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

Castellum de Maloleone cité pour la première fois vers 1080. Reconstruction des fortifications de la ville et du château au début du 13e siècle. Destruction pendant les guerres de religion (16e siècle). Ce qui restait des murailles est rasé au 17e siècle sur ordre de Richelieu. Construction au 18e siècle de la sénéchaussée sur l'esplanade du château.

English translation

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Castellum de Maloleone cited for the first time around 1080. Reconstruction of the fortifications of the town and castle in the early 13th century. Destruction during the Wars of Religion (16th century). What remained of the walls was razed in the 17th century by order of Richelieu. Construction in the 18th century of the seneschal's court on the esplanade of the castle.

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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