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> Château de la Belle Jonchère 16thC manor house.
> Château de Couzières The two towers are all that remain of the 15C fortress, while the main building dates from the early 17C. It was in this château in 1619 that Marie de Medicis was reconciled with her son, Louis the XIIIth, in the presence of the Cardinal de Richelieu.
> Eglise Saint-Maixent A church with a bell tower and part of the choir which date from the 12C. 19C stained glass windows by Lobin.
> Old town Old priory adjoining the church to the north; the Croix Matthieu (a cross on the corner of the rue de la Martinière and the rue de l’Egalité); and the Opéra district (15C-17C houses in rue de l’Egalité). Listed historical monument.
> Manoir de Beau Pré An attractive manor house built around 1680.
> Chapelle Saint-Laurent A 16thC chapel situated next to a spring which was reputed to cure eye and ear complaints.
> Hamlet of Sardelle Ford, old well and old rural houses.
> Château de la Guéritaulde This castle was rebuilt around 1810 in the Italian neo-Classical style.
> Château de Thorigny An early 19thC neo-Classical château. |