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Le château en bref
The Château de Melzéard, in Paizay-le-Tort (Deux-Sèvres), is built around a keep erected around 1419 for Pierre Frotier, seneschal of Poitou, son of Jean Frotier and grandson of Jeanne Ravart, lady of Melzéard. An eastern tower was converted into a chapel in the 15th–16th centuries. Between 1780 and 1832, the main residential wing was extended to the north and several outbuildings were demolished or moved. In 1885, the architect Ojam carried out a major reconstruction, demolishing the old logis (main residence) to build a new house with outbuildings and a park. A fire in February 1993 destroyed this 19th-century building, leading to the sale of the estate in lots. Listed in the supplementary inventory of historic monuments since 22 April 2004, it remains private property.