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The Château de Coudray-Salbart is a ruined 13th-century castle in the '' commune'' of
Article and photos on the Château du Coudray-Salbart
Site of the ''Association des amis du château de Coudray-Salbart''
Ruined castles in Nouvelle-Aquitaine Monuments historiques of Deux-Sèvres {{france-castle-stub
The Château de Coudray-Salbart is a ruined 13th-century castle in the '' commune'' of Échiré
Échiré () is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.
History
Knowledge of Echiré has been enhanced by recent archeological investigations. The 'Les Loups' (Literally 'The Wolves') site i ...
, 10 km north of Niort
Niort (; Poitevin: ''Nià u''; ; ) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department, western France. It is the prefecture of Deux-Sèvres.
The population of Niort is 58,707 (2017) and more than 177,000 people live in the urban area.
Geography
T ...
in the Deux-Sèvres
Deux-Sèvres (, Poitevin-Saintongese: ''Deùs Saevres'') is a French department. ''Deux-Sèvres'' literally means "two Sèvres": the Sèvre Nantaise and the Sèvre Niortaise are two rivers which have their sources in the department. It had a ...
''département
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level (" territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. There are a total of 101 ...
'' of France. Château du Coudray-Salbart
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 Since 2005, volunteers have been replaced by teams of professionals.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.
See also
*List of castles in France
This is a list of castles in France, arranged by Regions of France, region and Departments of France, department.
;Notes:
# The French word ''château'' has a wider meaning than the English ''castle'': it includes architectural entities that are p ...
References
External links
Article and photos on the Château du Coudray-Salbart
Site of the ''Association des amis du château de Coudray-Salbart''
Ruined castles in Nouvelle-Aquitaine Monuments historiques of Deux-Sèvres {{france-castle-stub