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Logis de Rouvraye

Saint-Léger-de-Montbrillais, Vienne, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Le logis, avec sa galerie et sa chapelle, en totalité (cad. AC 67) : inscription par arrêté du 27 mai 2009
Protection dates
2009/05/27 : inscrit MH
Type
manoir
Main period of construction
2e moitié 16e siècle
Ownership
propriété privée
Commune
Saint-Léger-de-Montbrillais
Département
Vienne
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Coordinates
47.07680, -0.02976
Mérimée reference
PA86000037

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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

Le château est mentionné à partir de 1662. La façade donnant sur le vignoble est encadrée de deux tours. L'une, circulaire, supporte un dôme de pierre et abrite un pigeonnier. L'autre, carrée, est coiffée d'un toit en pavillon. L'édifice se compose d'un corps de logis principal, d'une galerie en retour d'équerre et d'une chapelle semi-troglodyte en retour d'équerre. Les campagnes de construction s'échelonnent du Moyen Age au 19e siècle. La phase la plus importante et la plus significative remonte à la seconde moitié du 16e siècle et a permis d'unifier plusieurs bâtiments. La galerie est l'un des éléments les plus significatifs de cette époque. Le contexte des guerres de Religion a dû contribuer à asseoir un système de défense global. Chaque point de passage est protégé. Une imposante tour circulaire et de multiples petites canonnières complètent ce dispositif.

English translation

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The castle is mentioned from 1662 onwards. The façade overlooking the vineyard is framed by two towers. One, circular, supports a stone dome and houses a dovecot. The other, square, is topped with a pavilion roof. The building comprises a main residential block, a gallery in a return of square and a semi-troglodytic chapel in a return of square. The building campaigns span from the Middle Ages to the 19th century. The most important and significant phase dates back to the second half of the 16th century and made it possible to unify several buildings. The gallery is one of the most significant elements of this period. The context of the Wars of Religion must have contributed to establishing a comprehensive system of defence. Each point of passage is protected. An imposing circular tower and multiple small gun ports complete this system.

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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