[6] When Charles died in 1496, he was succeeded by François of Angoulême and the château and surrounding lands were returned to the French Crown again, when Francis became King of France in 1515.

A rift in the Royal family that existed at that time was settled by the Treaty of Angoulême, negotiated by Cardinal Richelieu, which reconciled Marie de' Medici to her son, Louis XIII.

It was designed by Paul Abadie in the Gothic Revival style, built in ashlar stone and was officially opened by the prefect of Charente, Leonide Babaud-Laribière, on 6 September 1870.

[12] Following the liberation of Angoulême on 1 September 1944, during the Second World War, the French tricolour flag, was hoisted on the belfry of the building.

[13] In August 2024, a man suffering from mental health issues initiated an attack on the building: he was shot and seriously injured by armed police.