When was Luchat Castle built?

The estate appears in texts from 1553, and the main dwelling dates from the last quarter of the sixteenth century.

What is listed as a historic monument?

The sixteenth-century dovecote was classified by decree on September 2, 1994.

Is there a garden to visit?

A French garden with pathways and trimmed boxwoods lies north of the dwelling and leads to a wood through a gateway ornamented with period wrought-iron grille.

Château de Luchat

Luchat Castle

Luchat

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Where: Luchat

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Château de Luchat stands in Luchat (Charente-Maritime), in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France. The building is listed as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: fourth quarter of the 16th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

Luchat Castle, established in the last quarter of the sixteenth century, centers on a rectangular dwelling bordered to the south by a large courtyard with outbuildings. To the north, the building opens onto a French garden where the original small pathways and trimmed boxwoods remain. The estate also preserves a sixteenth-century dovecote built in dressed stone and topped with a dome of concentric courses.

What to know

The castle is accessible as a classified historic monument, though visiting conditions are not publicly documented.
The sixteenth-century dovecote, adorned with three dormers and a small lantern turret, contains 400 terracotta nesting holes.
The eighteenth-century internal staircase, housed in a detached pavilion, features wrought-iron railings.
The gateway leading to the woods from the garden retains its original wrought-iron grille with fine molding.

Where this château is

Luchat · Charente-Maritime · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Address

17600

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Heritage status: Listed historic monument (classé); Mérimée record PA00132882
Period of construction: fourth quarter of the 16th century

Frequently asked

When was Luchat Castle built?: The estate appears in texts from 1553, and the main dwelling dates from the last quarter of the sixteenth century.
What is listed as a historic monument?: The sixteenth-century dovecote was classified by decree on September 2, 1994.
Is there a garden to visit?: A French garden with pathways and trimmed boxwoods lies north of the dwelling and leads to a wood through a gateway ornamented with period wrought-iron grille.