Château du Bois-Doucet

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Le château en bref

The Château du Bois-Dousset (often spelled Bois-Doucet) is located in the commune of Lavoux, in the Vienne department. It is a manorial complex whose parts date from the 14th to the 17th century. Dry moats from the 14th century still surround it, and extensive cellars extend beneath the château. Access is through a former fortified entrance fitted with machicolations and crenellations. The main residential building dates from the 17th century: its ashlar stone façade opens through a doorway surmounted by a balcony with a balustrade, supported by Ionic columns. The north wing retains older masonry, pierced by 14th-century mullioned windows. The façades and roofs, the staircase of the 16th-century wing, the moats, the outbuildings and three gateways of the park have been classified as historic monuments since 1966. The château is privately owned.