Château de Valmate, Historical castle in Saint-Laurent-les-Églises, France.

Château de Valmate is a residence built in 19th-century style with brick facades and slate roofs. A chapel with Renaissance features stands on the grounds, along with stables and a guardian house.

An engineer named Jean-Baptiste Mignon purchased the estate in 1858, which was formerly called Siriex, and had the current castle built. The structure was registered as a historical monument in 1996 for protection.

The estate's original name, Siriex, means cherry tree in Limousin. Jean-Baptiste Mignon renamed it Valmate after the stream, la Mate, crossing the property. His daughter had a neo-Renaissance chapel built between 1905 and 1907. In 1974 the site served as a filming location for the TV series Le Pain noir, directed by Serge Moati.

The castle welcomes visitors during annual Heritage Days and offers spaces for events. The park and buildings are most easily accessed when official visiting days take place.

The estate is listed as a ZNIEFF over about 109 hectares, a status earned by its cellars and woods sheltering Bechstein's, greater mouse-eared and lesser horseshoe bats. The château also served as a filming location for Serge Moati's 1974 television series Le Pain noir.