Château des ducs (privé)

A historic monument, today?s (privately-owned) château is probably the result of the transformation of one of the mottes castrales. Part of the moat that once surrounded the château still exists. Inside, in the private section, a section of the square keep wall remains, typical of the 13th century, when the Mortemart seigneury passed, by marriage, to the Rochechouart family. It was at the end of the 15th century that the château was modernized, with dwellings flanked by towers. The...