# Château de Saint-Germain-de-Confolens

Confolens, Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château de Saint-Germain-de-Confolens stands in Confolens (Charente), in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: fourth quarter of the 12th century). Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Perched on a rocky spur above the meeting of the Vienne and Issoire rivers, the ruins of Saint-Germain-de-Confolens castle still watch over the old bridge crossing below. Two massive round towers dating from the 15th century, joined by a residential range, are what remains of a stronghold first raised in the 12th century. Their odd shape, round outside and square within, can still be traced in the stonework. Nearby, the castle chapel, laid out as a Greek cross and now the parish church, is part of what visitors can see on site.

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## Where this château is

- Rue du Vieux Château, 16500 Confolens
- +33 5 45 84 01 97
- 46.0531, 0.68528
- Heritage status : Registered historic monument (inscrit)
- Period of construction : 4e quart 12e siècle

## Sources

- Official website : https://www.mairie-confolens.fr/st-germain-joyau-medieval/
- Wikidata : https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2970513
- Mérimée record : https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/merimee/PA00104502

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