# Château de Tennessus

Amailloux, Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Château de Tennessus stands in Amailloux (Deux-Sèvres), in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 14th century, 15th century). Adult admission costs 7.5 EUR. Its opening hours and prices were verified at the source on August 17, 2026.

On the edge of Amailloux, in the Deux-Sèvres, Tennessus castle stands its medieval walls beside a departmental road, surrounded by water-filled moats. The tower, documented since the early 15th century, sits alongside a manor house reworked in the 18th century, where the date 1771 is still inscribed. Around a rectangular courtyard, barns and outbuildings flanked by two truncated towers recall the estate's farming past.

**Information last verified on August 17, 2026.**

## Prices

- Adult : 7.5 EUR

## Practical information

- Wheelchair access : Not accessible
  - Escalier en colimaçon étroit, ne convient pas aux personnes à mobilité réduite
- Dogs : Not allowed

## Where this château is

- Château de Tennessus, 79350 Amailloux
- +33 5 49 95 50 60
- 46.714, -0.278472
- Heritage status : Registered historic monument (inscrit)
- Period of construction : 14e siècle, 15e siècle

## Sources

- Official website : http://www.chateau-medieval.com/
- Wikidata : https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2970764
- Mérimée record : https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/merimee/PA00101172

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