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Bourg-Charente Castle

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Location: Bourg-Charente, Cognac, New Aquitaine, France

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1. Vinade-Bassac bridge – The Jarnac Quays loop from Jarnac-Charente

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2. Vinade-Bassac bridge – The Jarnac Quays loop from Châteauneuf-sur-Charente

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3. The Jarnac Quays – Vinade-Bassac bridge loop from Mainxe

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Fred Urrutia

November 29, 2022

Bourg-Charente castle is a 17th century mansion. Nestled on a rocky promontory, it is located a few kilometers from Cognac. It also houses the remains of a medieval fortress.

Acquired in the 20th century, this château houses cellars for producing Grand Marnier. It can be visited from Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Stéphane Leblanc

February 17, 2022

In 1262, the land of Bourg already belonged to the Ollivier family. In 1363, Sir Ollivier, Baron de Bourg, paid homage to the Prince of Wales, the remarriage of Eleanor of Aquitaine having made the castle of Bourg-Charente an English possession.

It then passed to the Bragier, Gouffier, Pons de Pons families, to the Count of Miossens (lord of Pons and governor of Guyenne).

The current castle was built by Pons de Pons, to replace the fortified castle destroyed by Marshal de Sancerre while trying to take it back from the English. A Le Camus de Neville was the last lord.

In 1921, it was bought by the Marnier-Lapostolle family to set up its cognac cellars there, necessary for the production of Grand Marnier. Since 2012, there are also stills used for the distillation of bitter oranges used in the recipe for Grand Marnier liqueurs.

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Kermit

May 12, 2022

The Grand Marnier comes here!

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Elevation 60 m

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Sunday 21 December

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Location: Bourg-Charente, Cognac, New Aquitaine, France

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1. Vinade-Bassac bridge – The Jarnac Quays loop from Jarnac-Charente

2. Vinade-Bassac bridge – The Jarnac Quays loop from Châteauneuf-sur-Charente

3. The Jarnac Quays – Vinade-Bassac bridge loop from Mainxe

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