When was château de la Forêt founded?

The lordship is documented from 1110 onwards. The current residence dates mainly to the 15th century, with modifications extending into the 19th century.

What can be visited at château de la Forêt?

Current visiting conditions are not specified in available sources. The protected elements include the enclosure walls, four towers and dovecote.

What panoramic wallpaper decorates the château?

One chamber in the outbuildings is entirely covered with panoramic wallpaper of the "Monuments of Paris" type, dating from the early 19th century.

Château de la Forêt

Forêt Castle

Sainte-Verge

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No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Sainte-Verge

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Château de la Forêt stands in Sainte-Verge (Deux-Sèvres), in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 15th century, 17th century, 19th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

Château de la Forêt, located in Sainte-Verge, originated from a lordship recorded since the 12th century. Set among meadows and water features, it retains its trapezoidal enclosure flanked by rectangular and round towers, one of which houses a stone-domed dovecote built in the 17th century. The main residence underwent numerous transformations from the Middle Ages to the 19th century, yet preserves some Gothic elements: a spiral staircase and ogival doors with characteristic mouldings. The outbuildings against the enclosure bear witness to the medieval period through a bread oven and stone fireplaces dating to the 15th century, while one chamber in the dependencies displays panoramic wallpaper from the 19th century.

What to know

The fortified enclosure with its four towers and dovecote have been protected as historical monuments since 1992.
The castle is set within a landscape of meadows, gardens and water features, an important element of its historical context.
The surviving Gothic elements are mainly limited to the spiral staircase and moulded doors; most of the structure dates from post-medieval transformations.
The outbuildings retain considerable archaeological interest, particularly the bread oven and stone fireplaces from the 15th century.

Where this château is

Sainte-Verge · Deux-Sèvres · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Address

79100 Sainte-Verge

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA00101433
Period of construction: 15th century, 17th century, 19th century

Frequently asked

When was château de la Forêt founded?: The lordship is documented from 1110 onwards. The current residence dates mainly to the 15th century, with modifications extending into the 19th century.
What can be visited at château de la Forêt?: Current visiting conditions are not specified in available sources. The protected elements include the enclosure walls, four towers and dovecote.
What panoramic wallpaper decorates the château?: One chamber in the outbuildings is entirely covered with panoramic wallpaper of the "Monuments of Paris" type, dating from the early 19th century.