On the edge of Charente’s liable to flooding meadows, this property owes also its spell to the stream shadowed by a beautiful poplar plantation, to the early 18th century pigeon house, to the terraces gardens and the nice wooden wlak lined with bicentenary trees.

First a fortified farm, then senechalsy and burgess residence, it welcomes you today in the old setting with the modern confort of our new century. Mouillepied Domain is a combination of a 15th and 18th century dwelling, surrounded with rural houses, outbuildings and workmanships on 30 acres parks valleys and woods. 74 acres are dedicated to agriculture.

Vue aérienne d'une partie du domaine L'entrée principale du château de Mouillepied Côté tour : au premier plan l'Orangerie, puis le Logis de la Tour occupé par les propriétaires La fontaine L'accès au Petit Logis Le Petit Logis (chambre 10 et chambre 11) L'allée forestière Des visiteuses de marque Le bassin du vivier Une rivière coule dans le parc La lavoir avec son jet d'eau C'est avec les fruits du verger que sont faites les confitures de votre petit déjeuner La maison du vivier Le logis principal

The property’s name comes from the springs and the stream. The L-shaped castle is made of an old building leaned on a 15th century cylindrical tower. This wing was reshaped during the 18th century and made longer thanks to another building with a triangle gable overviewing the basins.

On the end of the earth platform holding the house, a cylindrical pigeon house is settled with a slate skylight on top, copied on close Panloy’s castle’s one.

Mouillepied little lordship’s story is still not very well known. In 1638, Charles Baudoin, Taillebourg county’s assessor, was lord of Mouillepied. Around 1700, the owners’ identity is unknow. In 1752, the domain is bought by Guillaume Clairin des Lauriers, Saint Michel’s Knight, ingeneer and chief supervisor of Rochefort’s harbour. The classic style extendings are dated of this period of time. The beams holding the first storey floors and some rooms have been built with 17th century way, as the Hermione frigate.

Aerial views

 

These pieces probably come from the laying up of some of Rochefort Harbour boats. In 1789, the domain is given to Jean Marie Rivoal, Guillaume Clairin des Lauriers’s nephew. The fountain may have been his creation. It then had been transformed into a washer.

Mouillepied is a favourable environment to wild animal life safety and Charente’s typical landscapes : lime walks, walnut alignments, valleys, one hundred and fifty years old plane trees. It also has the advantage of many distinctive workmanships from Saintes rural heritage : fishpond, spring, terraces and low walls, baker’s oven, laundry, well, porch.

We work on progressively restoring this worth block of buildings.