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La Roche-Faton Castle

Name: La Roche-Faton Castle
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Location: Lhoumois, Parthenay, New Aquitaine, France

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1. Lhoumois and the castle of La Roche-Faton - loop

9.77km

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2. La Roche-Faton Castle loop from Lhoumois

6.68km

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3. La Roche-Faton Castle loop from Lhoumois

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120m

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Guillaume Favez

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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Paul Carnet-Pantiez

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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1. Lhoumois and the castle of La Roche-Faton - loop

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