Can you visit the inside of château de La Taillée ?

No, the castle is private property. Only the facades and roofs of the buildings are protected as historic monuments.

Who built château de La Taillée ?

The Protestant family Du Fay de la Taillée had the castle and its outbuildings constructed between 1636 and 1642.

What architectural features make this castle distinctive ?

The entrance is guarded by two domed turrets, and two symmetrical pigeon houses flank the access. These pigeon houses retain their slate roofing and triangular-pediment roof lanterns.

Château de La Taillée

Taillée Castle

Échiré

Access

No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Échiré

To make a day of it

Open within 20 km

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château le Petit ChêneAccommodation on site14 km

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

The château de La Taillée, built between 1636 and 1642 for the Protestant family of Du Fay, is organized around a courtyard closed to the north by service buildings. The ensemble preserves intact its entrance arrangement: a porch guarded by two domed stone turrets, flanked symmetrically by two pigeon houses. These latter, fitted with vaults and slate roofing, remain striking witnesses to seventeenth-century architecture.

What to know

The private castle is not open for regular visits; only the facades and roofs of the buildings are listed as historic monuments.
The architectural complex dates from 1636 to 1642 and has not undergone major modifications since its construction.
The two pigeon houses are recognizable by their distinctive slate roofing and their roof lanterns.

Where this château is

Échiré · Deux-Sèvres · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Address

79410 Échiré

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA00101228
Period of construction: 17th century

Frequently asked

Can you visit the inside of château de La Taillée ?: No, the castle is private property. Only the facades and roofs of the buildings are protected as historic monuments.
Who built château de La Taillée ?: The Protestant family Du Fay de la Taillée had the castle and its outbuildings constructed between 1636 and 1642.
What architectural features make this castle distinctive ?: The entrance is guarded by two domed turrets, and two symmetrical pigeon houses flank the access. These pigeon houses retain their slate roofing and triangular-pediment roof lanterns.