Built from the 16th century by the seigneurial family Les Gouffiers, the Château d’Oiron today houses the contemporary art collection Curios & Mirabilia, loosely based on the theme of the curiosity cabinet in reference to the fabulous art collection of Claude Gouffier, master of King Henry II of France's stables.
Artists reinterpret an exceptional place and original décor - galleries of Renaissance wall paintings in the School of Fontainebleau style, painted panelling and carved woodwork from the 17th century. Visitors are invited to explore "curiosities" and "marvels" following in the footsteps of the Marquis de Carabas - or Puss in Boots, who, it is said, was based on Claude Gouffier.
http://www.chateau-oiron.fr/en/

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The Château de Ternay in the Loire Valley in the province of Poitou (Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France) was built by the Aviau de Ternay family. On twelfth-century foundations, the present château is the result of building campaigns from the fifteenth to the seventeenth centuries.
Charles Louis d'Arsac, Chevalier de Ternay (1722–1780), styled Chevalier de Ternay, born at the château, escorted the French troops of Rochambeau to join the American Revolution. Felled by a fever, he is buried in Trinity churchyard, Newport, Rhode Island.
Still the seat of the comte and comtesse de Ternay, today the château is open for tours and overnight guests.
It has been listed as a Monument historique since 1996.

Château de Ternay

Château d'Airvault is a medieval castle in the French town of Airvault in the Deux-Sèvres department in Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes region. The city of Airvault is spread out in the valley of Thouet around two monuments, the abbey and Saint-Pierre church, dominated by the citadel built on a hill. This strategic position in the Middle Ages was an important part of the powerful defense system of the city.Airvault Castle was built on an ancient castrum The castle was besieged and conquered in 1207 by Philippe Auguste. September 22, 1565, Jean Ysoré, baron of Airvault had the honor to welcome Charles IX and the little prince of Navarre (later Henry IV). On 3 October 1569, after the battle of Moncontour which saw the victory of the Duke of Anjou (the future Henry III), Gaspard de Coligny, who commanded the beaten Calvinists ordered to set fire to the castle to avenge Ysoré René (son of Jean Ysoré) which contributed to his defeat. Burned the castle was abandoned by his lords. In the early twentieth century the owner built housing in the backyard. The remains of the castle were listed historical monument October 3rd, 1929 and filed September 24, 2007 in respect of the enclosure and its towers, remains of the Barbican and soil.
http://www.frenchchateau.net/chateaux-of-poitou-charentes/chateau-d-airvault.html

Château d'Airvault

The Château de la Mothe-Chandeniers is a castle at the town of Les Trois-Moutiers in the Nouvelle Aquitaine region of France.
History
The Château de la Mothe-Chandeniers is a former stronghold of the Bauçay family, lords of Loudun. The stronghold dates to the thirteenth century and was originally called Motte Bauçay (or Baussay). The Motte Baussay was taken twice by the English in the Middle Ages and devastated during the French Revolution.
It was bought in 1809 by François Hennecart, a wealthy businessman. In 1857 it was sold to Baron Joseph Lejeune. In 1932, a major fire destroyed most of the buildings in the castle.
In December 2017, 18,600 members of an online community raised €1,600,000, by paying at least €50 each, to purchase the castle with the aim of restoring it.

Château de la Mothe-Chandeniers

The site of Saint-Loup enjoys a strategic position...
The site of Saint-Loup is placed at a strategic position where two rivers meet : the Thouet and Cébron. It lies on the border of the flat plain of Poitou and the hilly landscaped Bocage Gatinais. From the early days it was surrounded by military constructions, of which the Château constituted the northern link. Writing refer to Drogon ( XII th c.), first lord to be known.
At the end of the medieval period, influenced by the Dercé family ( from Loudun ), was built a fortress of which remain the Keep ( XII th c. ) and adjacent buildings refurbished in the Gothic revival style in the XIX th c.
The black Prince imprisoned in the famous Keep the French King John the Good ( see below ) after the battle of Poitiers in 1356. The entrance of the square tower was then protected by a portcullis. Today the Keep and adjacent  buildings have been converted into an autonomous self-contained unit with 6/7 bedrooms, sitting room, dinning-room and kitchen.
The Renaissance molded the castle to its present shape. In 1518 Artus Gouffier, the King's chamberlain, took posssession of the site. His family - whose spirit is " the research of excellence " also built the Château of Oiron located 19 miles away.
The present Château ( 1609 - 1626 ) was built by Claude and Louis : plan in the shape of an H in the honor of King Henry the IV th with wings disposed as separate entities and independent vertical roofs. The coatings were painted ( a fresco ) in false brick. A campanile tops the central Pavillon. All these elements confer to the Château the architectural style which existed at the beginning of classicism, which is called the Louis XIII style.
From then on, the domain is adorned by sumptuous gardens designed and built by the most prominent gardeners of their time. A document describes a meeting in 1631 between the Gardener of the Gouffier family Jamin, with those of the Cardinal de Richelieu and Duke de la Tremouille.
Under the old Regime, the lords of Saint-Loup keep the flag floating high over Saint-Loup : in 1645, Nicolas Lepage, the King's treasurer, then in the beginning of the XVIII th c. ( 1708 , Jacques de Boyer de la Boissiere, Receiver General of Brittany's finances. The latter's son Jean - Baptiste gives a new glimmer to the site thanks to the new works he undertakes.
In 1767 the Château is sold to Jean Haran de Borda, fermier Général, who bequeaths it in 1772 to his nephew Jean  d'Abbadie, an important magistrate. The Château remained the property of the d'Abbadie family until 1894.
http://en.chateaudesaint-loup.com

Château de Saint-Loup-sur-Thouet

The Château de Montreuil-Bellay is a historical building in the town of Montreuil-Bellay, département of Maine-et-Loire, France, first built on the site of a Gallo-Roman village high on a hill on the banks of the Thouet River. It is listed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.
During the medieval period the property, consisting of more than 4 km2 (990 acres), was part of a group of 32 villages near-by that created the then known as "L'Anjou". The Mountreil-Bellay fief, first belonged to Gelduin le Danois afterward by regal hereditry passed to Berlay le Vieux who became the first Sir of Bellay, in 1025 the castle was seized by Foulque Nerra a Plantagenet making Giraud Berlay his vassal during the second half of the 12th century. After the defeat of the English by Philip II, the fief returned to a descendant of the Berlay le Vieux family Sir of Bellay, Guillaume de Melun, during this period the fief went under a big renovation by the creation of high massive walls construction including 13 interlocking towers, with entry only via a fortified gateway and the name was anglicized from Barley to Balley.
During the French Wars of Religion (1562–1598) the town of Montreuil-Bellay was ransacked and burned but the sturdy fortress suffered little damage. Ownership of the castle changed several times including, through marriage, to the Cossé-Brissac family. During the French Revolution the castle was seized by the revolutionary government and used as a prison for women suspected of being royalists.
In 1822 the property was acquired by Saumur businessman Adrien Niveleau, who divided the huge property into rental units. In 1860 Niveleau's daughter undertook occupancy and a major restoration campaign, redoing some of the rooms in the Troubadour style. Descendants of her husband’s nephew are the current owners of the property.
Nowadays, Château de Montreuil-Bellay is also the name of a premium wine made on the property.

Château de Montreuil-Bellay

From the 11th to the 14th centuries
1063
The existence of a « château » is mentioned for the first time in the year 1063, in records from Saint Florent’s Abbatial. One century later, Brézé comprises an important fiefdom.
1302
Geoffrey of Brézé divides his holdings. His granddaughter Catherine inherits the lands of Brézé.
1318
The lands of Brézé come into the hands of Pean de Maillé as dowry for his marriage to Jean de l’Etang, daughter of Catherine. Records of the time make reference to Pean kidnapping Jean before their wedding. This union gives rise to the Maillé Brézé family, who would hold sway over Brézé for nearly 300 years, from the 14th through to the 17th centuries.
https://www.chateaudebreze.com