Château de Tennessus

The Château de Tennessus was built in the 14th and 15th centuries; the domain, which served as a prison [ref. needed], is already mentioned in 1401. During the Revolution, its owners emigrated in 1792 and 1793. A decree from the Directory of Deux-Sèvres condemned the Château de Tennessus to demolition, but the sentence was not carried out. The restoration of the castle began in 1985 when the Bordeaux artist-sculptor Dominique Piéchaud bought the castle. It was listed as a historical monument on January 7, 1943, then the garden grounds and their boundary walls on September 28, 1993, and finally the outbuildings on September 19, 2007. The site is now converted into guest rooms.