When was Vayolles Manor built?

The manor dates from around 1490 and is first mentioned in archives in 1512.

What are the remarkable architectural features?

The tuffeau building features a spiral staircase tower, turrets flanking the gable, and successive modifications that reflect changing lifestyles between the 16th and 19th centuries.

What is protected as a historical monument?

The listing covers the entire manor, its outbuildings, enclosing walls, and the parcels that make up the estate.

Manoir de Vayolles

Berthegon

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Where: Berthegon

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Manoir de Vayolles stands in Berthegon (Vienne), 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 15th century, first quarter of the 16th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

Vayolles Manor, built around 1490 in tuffeau stone, is a late medieval aristocratic residence in Berthegon. Its L-shaped architecture combines a main dwelling with turrets and a spiral staircase tower. The complete ensemble, including farm buildings and surrounding enclosure, forms a typical seigneurial courtyard.

What to know

The manor has been protected as a historical monument since 2006.
The building underwent significant modifications in the 16th century, then in the 18th and 19th centuries, visible in its interior arrangements.
The site includes not only the dwelling and towers, but also the farm buildings and the 19th-century fence surrounding the courtyard.

Where this château is

Berthegon · Vienne · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Berthegon, Vienne

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA86000031
Period of construction: fourth quarter of the 15th century, first quarter of the 16th century

Frequently asked

When was Vayolles Manor built?: The manor dates from around 1490 and is first mentioned in archives in 1512.
What are the remarkable architectural features?: The tuffeau building features a spiral staircase tower, turrets flanking the gable, and successive modifications that reflect changing lifestyles between the 16th and 19th centuries.
What is protected as a historical monument?: The listing covers the entire manor, its outbuildings, enclosing walls, and the parcels that make up the estate.