Château du Coudray-Salbart
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The Château de Coudray-Salbart is a ruined 13th century castle in the commune
of Échiré
, 10km north of Niort
in the Deux-Sèvres
département of France.
The castle was the object of a preservation programme by volunteers of the charitable group REMPART between 1978 and 2003. Since 2000, it has been owned by the Communauté d'Agglomération de Niort. Since 2005, volunteers have been replaced by teams of professionals.
Its architecture is remarkable, having never been altered. Notably, the castle supports spurs of almond wood.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
of Échiré
Échiré
Échiré is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France.-History:Knowledge of Echiré has been enhanced by recent archeological investigations...
, 10km north of Niort
Niort
Niort is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France.The Latin name of the city was Novioritum.The population of Niort is 60,486 and more than 137,000 people live in the urban area....
in the Deux-Sèvres
Deux-Sèvres
Deux-Sèvres is a French département. Deux-Sèvres literally means "two Sèvres": the Sèvre Nantaise and the Sèvre Niortaise are two rivers which have their sources in the department.-History:...
département of France.
The castle was the object of a preservation programme by volunteers of the charitable group REMPART between 1978 and 2003. Since 2000, it has been owned by the Communauté d'Agglomération de Niort. Since 2005, volunteers have been replaced by teams of professionals.
Its architecture is remarkable, having never been altered. Notably, the castle supports spurs of almond wood.