Château de Thouars, Ducal castle in Thouars, France
The castle features a 110-meter-long facade with a central courtyard surrounded by a portico gallery extending 70 meters on each side.
Built from 1635, the castle replaced an earlier fortress that was captured and demolished by Pepin the Short in 762 during his military campaigns.
The architecture was designed by Jacques Lemercier, who also contributed to the Palace of Versailles, the Louvre, and the Sorbonne Church in Paris.
The castle, located at 2 Place du Chateau in Thouars, now serves as a cultural institution and maintains regular visiting hours for public access.
The castle's orangery, constructed on terraced gardens, later served as a model for the design of the orangery at the Palace of Versailles.
Location: Thouars
Architects: Jacques Lemercier
Website: http://etab.ac-poitiers.fr/coll-ta-thouars
GPS coordinates: 46.97090,-0.21730
Latest update: June 23, 2025 09:43
Thouars Viaduct
1.5 km
Chapelle Jeanne d'Arc
707 m
Église Saint-Laon de Thouars
557 m
Église Saint-Médard de Thouars
405 m
Vieux pont de Thouars
199 m
Hôtel des Trois-Rois
244 m
Bains-douches de Thouars
827 m
Musée Henri Barré
315 m
Tour du Prévôt
787 m
City walls of Thouars
678 m
Town hall of Thouars
581 m
Collégiale Notre-Dame du château de Thouars
89 m
Église Saint-Jean de Saint-Jean-de-Thouars
833 m
Centre Régional "Résistance & Liberté"
153 m
Parc Imbert
829 m
Église Saint-Pierre de Missé
3.3 km
Théâtre de Thouars
1 km
Église Saint-Jacques de Saint-Jacques-de-Thouars
323 m
Église Sainte-Radegonde de Sainte-Radegonde
3.6 km
Tour du Prince-de-Galles
638 m
Château de Missé
2.9 km
Maison, 18 rue Harcher, Thouars
660 m
Maison du Président Tindeau
694 m
Thouars (munisipyo)
482 m
Château du Pressoir
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Archives municipales de Thouars
672 m
Maison, place Saint-Médard
385 m
Immeubles, 1, 2, 3, 4, 4bis, 6, 7, 9 rue Porte-Maillot
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