Castle of Bagnolet (Charente)

See also: Castle of Bagnolet

The castle of Bagnolet was built in 1810 on the edges of the Charente to Cognac.

History

The name come from a natural fountain and would indicate the existence of baths in antiquity.

In the " large parc" of Cognac which borders the Charente on its Right Bank and was royal property until the revolution, the Augier family built Bagnolet in 1810. It is then a square central house, flanked of two smaller houses, facing a landscaped garden the which goes down soft inclined to the river.

Auguste Hennessy buys it in 1841; he adds the two wings and the wintergarden.

Structure

In a landscaped garden of 7 ha which can be visited each year for the weekend “Go gardens”, this house of hosts of the Hennessy establishments presents his large white frontage of quasi-colonial style, perfectly integrated in the landscape.

References

  • Castles manors home, Charente , editions Inheritances and media 1993, ISBN 2.910137.05.8

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