September 2026

Saturday 19
- 14:00 - 15:00
- 15:00 - 16:00
- 16:00 - 17:00
- 17:00 - 18:00
Sunday 20
- 10:00 - 12:00
- 14:00 - 15:00

Château de la Durbelière

Saint-Aubin-de-Baubigné, 79700 Mauléon

Deux-Sèvres

Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Guided tour of the site of La Durbelière

Name: Guided tour of the site of La Durbelière
Start: 2026-09-19T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-20T15:00:00+02:00
Location: Château de la Durbelière

Guided tours, organized by the Association La Durbelière, and exhibition of the model of the castle.

19 and 20 September

Conditions

Free.

©Mairie de Mauléon

Guided tours organized by the association La Durbelière and presentation of the model of the castle.

September 2026

Saturday 19
- 14:00 - 15:00
- 15:00 - 16:00
- 16:00 - 17:00
- 17:00 - 18:00
Sunday 20
- 10:00 - 12:00
- 14:00 - 15:00

Additionnal information

Types d'événement

Visite commentée

Thèmes 2026

Patrimoine en péril : raviver, résister, réimaginer

Spécificités

No selection

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Conditions de participation

Gratuit

Type de public

Tout public

About the location

Château de la Durbelière

Saint-Aubin-de-Baubigné, 79700 Mauléon

Deux-Sèvres

Nouvelle-Aquitaine

The castle of Durbelière is built on the location of a more old(former) building, between 1440 and 1460 by the family Of Rorthais. Remain(Subsist) of this time(period) the tower with cut pieces and the wall of surrounding wall(speaker) with its bartizans of angle. The castle is altered and prettified(altered and become more attractive) at the beginning of the XVIIth century; the old(former) drawbridges are replaced with still bridges(decks), the terrace lining staves(moats) medal recipient of one baluster, the current entry porch is built, which carries the date of 1631 and the weapons of Pierre De Meulles and of his wife Renée De Rorthais. The old(former) common(shared) which close the court(yard) on 80 metres long, become today buildings(ships) of farm, end on the West with a long gallery adorned with columns and which served as merry-go-round(riding school). Durbelière is passed on(transmitted) by alliance(wedding ring) in 1679 to the family Of the Vergier De la Rochejaquelein. Henry De la Rochejaquelein is born there on August 30th, 1772; it is in the court(yard) of the castle that the Catholic Généralissime de l' Armée pronounces on April 13th, 1793, famous words: "If I move forward, follow me, if I move(put) back, kill me, if I die, avenge me. "During fights, which devastate the region in 1793 and 1794, the castle of Durbelière is burnt down on five occasions by the republican troops of the general Westermann. The ruins of Durbelière always belong to the descendants of the De la Rochejaquelein, surrounded with ponds and with ancient trees.

Conditions

September 2026

Führung durch die Fundstätte von La Durbelière

Conditions

Guided tour of the site of La Durbelière

Conditions

Visita guidata del sito de La Durbelière

Conditions

Visite guidée du site de La Durbelière

Conditions

Visita guiada del sitio de La Durbelière

Conditions

September 2026