Château de Berneray

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Le château en bref

The Château de Berneray (or Bernère), two kilometres north of Saint-Savinien in Charente-Maritime, was begun in the 15th century and fortified at the end of that same century, as the traces of moats visible on the enclosure walls attest. Jean de Saulières, lord of Lescure and Berneray, altered its façades in the 16th century; the main residence was renovated again in the 17th century, then underwent major works at the end of the 19th century (the east part of the ground floor and the upper part of the tower). The buildings, arranged around a square, combine a residence to the south, outbuildings to the north and a detached dovecote; the so-called "Louis XIII" door of the central building is listed as a historic monument.