Where is the château de Châtenay located?

It stands north of Cognac, in the Charente department, on the left bank of the Charente river.

Who owned the château de Châtenay?

The estate first belonged to the French crown before passing, from the 18th century, to the Caminade family of brandy merchants.

What is the château's link to François I?

The land bordered the Cognac estates held by Louise of Savoy, mother of François I, who was born in Cognac in 1494.

Why is the Châtenay vineyard notable?

It lies within a terroir classified among the Champagne crus of the Cognac region, already recognised in the 19th century.

Château de Châtenay

Châtenay Castle

Cognac

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Where: Cognac

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Château de Châtenay stands in Cognac (Charente), in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France. No visits are on record for this building.

The château de Châtenay stands north of Cognac, on the left bank of the Charente river, where the valley meets the limestone plateau above it. Long held as royal land before passing to the Caminade family of brandy merchants in the 19th century, the estate owes its present appearance to a major building campaign carried out in the late 1870s. The surrounding park and vineyards lie within the Champagne terroir of the Cognac region, an area already prized in the 19th century.

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What to know

The château lies north of Cognac, on the left bank of the Charente river.
The estate covers around ten hectares, spanning the valley floor and the limestone plateau above.
The vineyards surrounding the château belong to the classified Champagne terroir of the Cognac area.
The main building was extended and altered in the late 1870s by the Caminade family.

Where this château is

Cognac · Charente · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Cognac, Charente

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Where is the château de Châtenay located?: It stands north of Cognac, in the Charente department, on the left bank of the Charente river.
Who owned the château de Châtenay?: The estate first belonged to the French crown before passing, from the 18th century, to the Caminade family of brandy merchants.
What is the château's link to François I?: The land bordered the Cognac estates held by Louise of Savoy, mother of François I, who was born in Cognac in 1494.
Why is the Châtenay vineyard notable?: It lies within a terroir classified among the Champagne crus of the Cognac region, already recognised in the 19th century.