Château de Barbezieux

The Château de Barbezieux is a castle situated in the commune of Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire, in the Charente département of France.

[1] The present castle was built on the orders of Marguerite de La Rochefoucauld in 1453[1] to provide work during a time of famine.

The castle has been the property of many of the great names and families of French history, notably Barbezieux, La Rochefoucauld, d’Espinay de Duretal, Schomberg-Vignier, Richelieu, Le Tellier and Louvois.

Of the inner curtain, a fragment of the north wall survives along with the covered round walk, terminating to the east with a semi-cylindrical tower.

In the north west, between two towers, a double-gabled building has been nicknamed pavillon de la recette.