Château de talmont
Rue du Château, 85440 Talmont-Saint-Hilaire
Located at the bottom of a valley once flooded by the sea, the castle of Talmont is built at the beginning of the XIth century by William the Bald in order to protect the city. Thanks to its numerous salt marshes and its important port on the Atlantic coast, Talmont had a strong economic potential until the 13th century. Following the remarriage of Eleanor of Aquitaine with the King of England Henry II Plantagenet, their son Richard Lionheart takes the title of Prince of Talmont. The Mauléon, lords of the place, carry out fortification work in the thirteenth century. The castle then becomes an impregnable fortress. In the second half of the thirteenth century, the Viscounts of Thouars took over the castle, which then had a secondary role, especially since its port became ensable and was replaced by that of Les Sables d'Olonne. In the seventeenth century, during the wars of religions between Catholics and Protestants, Bas-Poitou was strongly affected, the castle was dismantled on the or
Tags
Château, hôtel urbain, palais, manoir, Site archéologique, Monument historique
