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Very beautiful church in Sorigny full of history.

This private castle is an ancient fortress of which only: the large medieval moat in its entirety and which forms 2 quadrilaterals and a 3-sided figure 5 cylindrical towers including the South-East tower pierced with circular loopholes called “couuvrine tower”. The current castle was built in several stages. The residential house which dates from the 16th century had its facades completely remodeled in 1856. Part of it disappeared at the beginning of the 20th century. To the South-West a main building covered with a 4-sloped roof and presenting stone casement windows on the ground floor had been joined by another building in 1731; these buildings were demolished in 1979

Ruins of two buildings. The castle, dating from the 15th century, only has scattered remains, while the collegiate church, built in the 16th century, has preserved majestic ruins.

The church, as was historically the case, is located in the center of the old town of the small village of Sorigny, right opposite the small shop, tobacconist and Café des Sports.

L'Île-Bouchard is a commune made up of two suburbs, Saint Maurice and Saint Gilles, each on opposite sides of the Vienne. The two suburbs are connected by a bridge and separated by the island which gives its name to the city - Île-Bouchard.

Road which runs alongside a railway bridge supporting the Paris / Bordeaux line, with 59 arches and more than 700 meters.