Château de Mursay
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The Château de Mursay is a ruined 16th century castle in the commune
of Échiré
, 10 km north of Niort
in the Deux-Sèvres
département of France.
The Château de Mursay was the residence of Agrippa d'Aubigné
, grandfather of Madame de Maintenon (née Françoise d'Aubigné).
Situated on the banks of the Sèvre Niortaise
river, the castle has been bought by the commune to avoid it falling into ruins, the roof having been lost some years ago.
It has been listed since 1952 as a monument historique
by the French Ministry of Culture.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
of Échiré
Échiré
Échiré is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France.-History:Knowledge of Echiré has been enhanced by recent archeological investigations...
, 10 km north of Niort
Niort
Niort is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France.The Latin name of the city was Novioritum.The population of Niort is 60,486 and more than 137,000 people live in the urban area....
in the Deux-Sèvres
Deux-Sèvres
Deux-Sèvres is a French département. Deux-Sèvres literally means "two Sèvres": the Sèvre Nantaise and the Sèvre Niortaise are two rivers which have their sources in the department.-History:...
département of France.
The Château de Mursay was the residence of Agrippa d'Aubigné
Agrippa d'Aubigné
Théodore-Agrippa d'Aubigné was a French poet, soldier, propagandist and chronicler. His epic poem Les Tragiques is widely regarded as his masterpiece.-Life:...
, grandfather of Madame de Maintenon (née Françoise d'Aubigné).
Situated on the banks of the Sèvre Niortaise
Sèvre Niortaise
The Sèvre Niortaise is a river in western France, flowing into the Atlantic Ocean. Its source is in the Deux-Sèvres département, near Sepvret, north of Melle.It flows through the following départements and towns:...
river, the castle has been bought by the commune to avoid it falling into ruins, the roof having been lost some years ago.
It has been listed since 1952 as a monument historique
Monument historique
A monument historique is a National Heritage Site of France. It also refers to a state procedure in France by which national heritage protection is extended to a building or a specific part of a building, a collection of buildings, or gardens, bridges, and other structures, because of their...
by the French Ministry of Culture.