Château-larcher

Château-Larcher belongs to the canton of Vivonne, like Marnay, Marçay, Marigny-Chemereau, Iteuil and Vivonne and depends on the Community of Communes Vonne and Clain.

Small rural district of 15.35 km ², Castle-Larcher is located at 5 kilometers in the east of Vivonne, on the road of Gençay. The medieval city of Château-Larcher is built on a rocky outcrop dominating the valley of Clouère. Many agreeably shaded hiking trails make it possible to discover the commune in all peace. All convergent towards the borough, a rich borough of History and of monuments like the enigmatic lantern of deaths, or l' strengthened church or ruins of the site castral. This commune also has prehistoric richnesses.

But if Château-Larcher has a rich past, it has also a luminous present and future thanks to dynamic community life. Several associations swarm of ideas to animate this village and voluntary imply in many demonstrations.

Its proximity of the main roads leading to Poitiers confers such an attraction to it that Château-Larcher saw its population passing from 820 inhabitants in 1990 to 906 in 2006 (818 inhabitants in 1999).

Come to discover the known monuments in Château-Larcher:

• The castle:

The strengthened Door or chatelet " the entrance" flanked of two round towers gives access to curved by a door charretière in gothic arch where the passage of the harrow remains. The openings of the two arched low rooms are Romance archères. The high part was altered in XV century.

• The Church Notre-Dame

Old vault of the castle preserves its walls of XI century. Towards the end of XII century, a tower was added in order to reinforce one of the angles of the principal frontage. This one presents a gate in gothic arch, richly carved whose ocrées stones take incomparable colours in the light of the setting sun.

• The Lantern of Deaths
• Ruins of the dolmen of Arlait testify a vast necropolis
• The Manor hospice

Built in 1784 by the abbot Gaspard de Cressac, is equipped by a beautiful roof in Mansart like a vault added in 1785. The building a long time sheltered nuns charged to look after the poor and the patients of the surroundings.

The artificial lake is arranged for fishing. The swimming is prohibited and the commune declines any responsibility in the event of problem.

The amateurs of the activity outdoor have at their disposal: two football fields, a ground of volley ball (available between July and August) as a ground of game of bowls. An adventure playground is available for the children.

For the picnic, a barbecue is at your disposal in the East of the artificial lake.