Can the château de Bourg-Charente be visited?

The building houses the production facilities of the Grand Marnier house, which limits access to the monument itself.

What is the origin of the current château?

It was rebuilt from 1607 by Pons de Pons, on the site of an earlier fortress destroyed in the 14th century.

Why is the château linked to Grand Marnier?

The Marnier-Lapostolle family bought it in 1921 to install their cellars, adding stills from 2012 onward.

What came from the château de Bouteville?

The crenellations decorated with cartouches and the monumental fireplace in the main building originate from that château.

Château de Bourg-Charente

Bourg-Charente Castle

Bourg-Charente

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Hours to be confirmed

Where: Bourg-Charente

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To make a day of it

Open within 20 km

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Château de Bourg-Charente stands in Bourg-Charente (Charente), in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Overlooking the Charente valley upstream from Cognac, the château de Bourg-Charente was rebuilt from 1607 onwards by Pons de Pons on the site of a medieval fortress destroyed in the 14th century. The rectangular main building, topped with a balustrade and flanked by a pavilion with a steep pyramidal roof, still features a monumental fireplace and crenellations decorated with cartouches taken from the château de Bouteville. Since 1921 the building has housed the cellars of the Marnier-Lapostolle house, where Grand Marnier is produced, and since 2012 the stills used to distil the bitter oranges for the liqueur.

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What to know

The site is located in the commune of Bourg-Charente, in the Charente department, upstream from Cognac.
The building now houses the cellars and stills of the Grand Marnier house, which affects what can be visited.
The view over the Charente valley from the rocky promontory is one of the site's notable features.
No verified information is available here on opening hours, prices or access conditions.

Where this château is

Bourg-Charente · Charente · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Address

25 D158, 16200 Bourg-Charente

Directions open from wherever you are, by car or public transport.

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Château phone number

+33 5 45 36 61 10

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Heritage status: Protection status unknown; Mérimée record IA00042005

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Frequently asked

Can the château de Bourg-Charente be visited?: The building houses the production facilities of the Grand Marnier house, which limits access to the monument itself.
What is the origin of the current château?: It was rebuilt from 1607 by Pons de Pons, on the site of an earlier fortress destroyed in the 14th century.
Why is the château linked to Grand Marnier?: The Marnier-Lapostolle family bought it in 1921 to install their cellars, adding stills from 2012 onward.
What came from the château de Bouteville?: The crenellations decorated with cartouches and the monumental fireplace in the main building originate from that château.