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The Château de Coudray-Salbart is a ruined 13th-century castle in the ''
Article and photos on the Château du Coudray-Salbart
Site of the ''Association des amis du château de Coudray-Salbart''
Ruined castles in Nouvelle-Aquitaine Monuments historiques of Nouvelle-Aquitaine Deux-Sèvres {{france-castle-stub
The Château de Coudray-Salbart is a ruined 13th-century castle in the ''commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
'' of Échiré
Échiré () is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.
History
Knowledge of Echiré has been enhanced by recent archeological investigations. The 'Les Loups' (Literally 'The Wolves') site ide ...
, 10 km north of Niort
Niort (; Poitevin: ''Nià u''; oc, Niòrt; la, Novioritum) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department, western France. It is the prefecture of Deux-Sèvres.
The population of Niort is 58,707 (2017) and more than 177,000 people live in the u ...
in the Deux-Sèvres
Deux-Sèvres () is a French department. ''Deux-Sèvres'' literally means "two Sèvres": the Sèvre Nantaise and the Sèvre Niortaise are two rivers which have their sources in the department. It had a population of 374,878 in 2019.
''département
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivity, territorial collectivities"), between the regions of France, admin ...
'' of France. Château du Coudray-Salbart
The castle was the object of a preservation programme by volunteers of the charitable group REMPART between 1978 and 2003. Since 2000, it has been owned by the Communauté d'Agglomération de Niort. Since 2005, volunteers have been replaced by teams of professionals.
Its architecture is remarkable, having never been altered. Notably, the castle supports spurs of almond wood.
See also
*List of castles in France
This is a list of castles in France, arranged by Region and Department.
;Notes:
# The French word ''château'' has a wider meaning than the English ''castle'': it includes architectural entities that are properly called palaces, mansions or vine ...
References
External links
Article and photos on the Château du Coudray-Salbart
Site of the ''Association des amis du château de Coudray-Salbart''
Ruined castles in Nouvelle-Aquitaine Monuments historiques of Nouvelle-Aquitaine Deux-Sèvres {{france-castle-stub