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Château de La Roche-Faton

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Château de La Roche-Faton

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    January 24, 2022

    The Château de la Roche-Faton was built in the 15th century. It is well preserved, but it is a private residence which cannot be visited.

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      July 16, 2025

      The Château de la Roche-Faton, located in Lhoumois (Deux-Sèvres) in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, is an elegant castle listed as a Historic Monument, dating from the medieval period and enriched during the Renaissance.

      🏰 History & Architecture
      Mentioned as early as 1179, burned down in 1417, it was rebuilt starting in 1544 by Mathurin Pidoux. It comprises three buildings around a courtyard, round towers, a gatehouse with drawbridges (now lost), and outbuildings built in the 17th century.


      The fortified entrance is flanked by machicolations, while the central building includes a 15th-16th-century main building, crowned by an authentic spiral staircase.

      🖼️ Interiors & Decor
      Several intact fireplaces from the 15th and 18th centuries, as well as a large living room decorated with 18th-century stucco. The Saint-Nicolas Chapel contains the tombstones of Charles-Marie-Auguste de Beaumont, Marquis d'Autichamp, and his wife.


      🌳 Gardens & Park
      An English-style landscaped park and French gardens – designed in the 17th century by the Lords of Vassé – surround the château.


      A pond from the former moat also remains.

      🛡️ Protection & Visits
      Listed as a Historic Monument: facades and roofs of the main building registered in 1973, wings of the outbuildings in 1993.


      A private property belonging to the du Dresnay family, the château is open for guided tours of the exterior and for events such as European Heritage Days.

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        Location: Lhoumois, Parthenay, New Aquitaine, France

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