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The seigneury of Château de l'Herbaudière, in Saivres (Deux-Sèvres), is mentioned as early as 1344, when it was attached to the castellany of Sainte-Néomaye. It belonged successively to the Chauveau and then the Neuport families for some two centuries; in 1599, Philippe de Neuport had a new main residence (logis) built, before his death in 1630. Built on a quadrilateral plan, the château comprises a main residential block at the far end of the courtyard and three wings of outbuildings. The axial staircase with straight flights and the monumental fireplaces are among its notable features; the drawing room retains a panoramic wallpaper with hunting scenes. Listed as a historic monument (inscrit).