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The Notre Dame church was built in 1635 by Pierre Le Mercier.

Park Richelieu

We were supposed to do richelieu Châtellerault by following the greenway that crosses the park, but we had to turn back in front of a locked gate marked as a private road... so we had to turn around!

Small pond in the heart of the forest of Scévolles, which is accessed by a forest path. There is a small campsite and picnic tables. Wooden sculptures line the paths around the lake.

Old fortress from the 9th century. Very nice view from the esplanade.

Porte de Loudun is the southern gate of the fortified town of Richelieu, built by Cardinal Richelieu in the 1630s. King Louis XIII gave him the land to build a fortified town and castle on it, and Richelieu was still in the process of to carry out this project at the time of his death in 1642. There are two entrance gates into the town - this one, the Porte de Loudun and the entrance from the north is possible through the Porte de Chinon.

Built in the classical style between 1633 and 1639 under a plan directed by Cardinal Richelieu from 1631. Built in the Italian style, it was adapted to French taste by architects and builders Pierre and Jacques Lemercier.

Try to climb the hill to the foot of the tower from the village, or from the other side.