Who built Château Couvert?

It was built around 1530-1540, likely by François Fumée, mayor of Poitiers.

Is Château Couvert a listed historic monument?

It has been inscribed as a Monument Historique since 1990.

What remains of the original building?

The rectangular main building flanked by its two round towers still stands, though the two side wings facing the courtyard were removed in the 19th century.

Who owned the château before the French Revolution?

It remained in the Fumée family for over three centuries, until the death of Élisabeth Fumée in 1775.

Château-Couvert

Jaunay-Marigny

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Where: Jaunay-Marigny

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Château-Couvert stands in Jaunay-Marigny (Vienne), in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: second quarter of the 16th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

In Jaunay-Marigny, Château Couvert presents its long tufa stone building flanked by two round towers, raised in the second quarter of the 16th century. The structure combines medieval defensive features, battlements, machicolations, gun loops, with carved decoration typical of the early Renaissance. It belonged for more than three centuries to a single Poitiers family, the Fumée, before passing to other owners and being altered into a country house in the 19th century.

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Where this château is

Jaunay-Marigny · Vienne · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Address

10 Rue du Château, 86130 Jaunay-Marigny

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Château phone number

+33 5 49 51 83 80

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA00105471
Period of construction: second quarter of the 16th century

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Who built Château Couvert?: It was built around 1530-1540, likely by François Fumée, mayor of Poitiers.
Is Château Couvert a listed historic monument?: It has been inscribed as a Monument Historique since 1990.
What remains of the original building?: The rectangular main building flanked by its two round towers still stands, though the two side wings facing the courtyard were removed in the 19th century.
Who owned the château before the French Revolution?: It remained in the Fumée family for over three centuries, until the death of Élisabeth Fumée in 1775.