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Le château en bref
The Château de Dion, in Chérac in Charente-Maritime, was built in the 16th century and then underwent a major campaign of works in the mid-18th century under a new owner. The estate subsequently changed hands several times. The rear elevation, flanked by cylindrical towers — the main tower of which contains square rooms — contrasts with a front façade framed by two bartizans with decorated openings; the interior retains 17th- and 18th-century fireplaces and panelling. The park, with a lawn and an English-style garden, includes a dovecote (fuie à boulins) in ashlar stone whose timber framework and rotating ladder have been preserved. Representative of the Saintonge manor houses (logis) of the 16th and 17th centuries, the château is registered as a historic monument.