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Château d'Orfeuille

Gourgé, Deux-Sèvres, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Ensemble des parties bâties (château en totalité, communs, portails, pont et balustrade) ainsi que non bâties (cour et terrasse) (cad. AD 23, 36) : inscription par arrêté du 3 juin 1996
Protection dates
1996/06/03 : inscrit MH
Type
château
Main period of construction
17e siècle, 4e quart 19e siècle
Dates
1893
Architect or builder
Barbaud (architecte)
Ownership
propriété privée
Commune
Gourgé
Département
Deux-Sèvres
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Coordinates
46.75892, -0.21293
Mérimée reference
PA79000003

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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

Terre d'Orfeuille mentionnée dès le 14e siècle. Château d'origine du 14e siècle, brûlé au 15e siècle et au 17e siècle, remanié à plusieurs reprises, notamment aux 17e et 19e siècles (travaux de restauration entre 1893 et 1899 sous la conduite de l'architecte Barbaud).

English translation

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Land of Orfeuille mentioned from the 14th century onwards. Castle of 14th-century origin, burned in the 15th century and in the 17th century, altered several times, notably in the 17th and 19th centuries (restoration work between 1893 and 1899 under the direction of architect Barbaud).

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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