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The Logis du Portal, in Vars, on the right bank of the Charente, is mentioned as early as 1642 as a censive held from the seigneury of Vars. Jean Lainé, squire and seneschal judge, lived there in 1684; Jacques Lainé, knight, died there in 1735 at the age of 80. In the 19th century the estate passed to the David family (known as David du Portal) and then, in 1843, to Pierre Valleteau. The present logis, with rural architecture typical of the 19th century, is thought to have been remodelled around 1850 on a main building possibly dating from the late 18th century; a small drawing room retains 18th-century wood panelling and a fireplace of the same period. The remarkable gateway, pierced by a carriage entrance flanked by two pedestrian doors with Ionic pilasters and dated to the 18th–19th centuries, was restored in the 2000s. The façades, roofs, enclosure wall and gateway are listed (inscrits) as historic monuments. A private property, the estate now offers a gîte and guest rooms.