Beaulieu-sous-Parthenay · Deux-Sèvres
Château de la Guyonnière
Alain Richert’s contemporary garden in a medieval spirit, beside a moated fortified house.
From the source
Château de la Guyonnière is a château at Beaulieu-sous-Parthenay, Deux-Sèvres, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France. The recorded building campaigns date from the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries. It is protected as a monument historique at the second level (inscrit). Details are drawn from the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture.
Editorial reading
La Guyonnière at Beaulieu-sous-Parthenay in the Deux-Sèvres combines a fortified house of the 14th to 16th centuries with a contemporary garden. The heritage record describes four corner towers, moats and a dovecote. The Comité des Parcs et Jardins de France attributes the garden to Alain Richert in 1987. About one hectare is divided into nine enclosures, including gardens for bees, butterflies, fruit and plants associated with medieval uses. The garden occupies an island reached across the moat. Its medieval inspiration describes a modern design, rather than a surviving medieval layout.
Recommendation
Read the garden as a sequence of enclosed spaces and compare its planting with the fortified setting. That dialogue between historic fabric and modern landscape design gives the place its interest. The property is private; contact the owners for current access arrangements. The garden directory’s dated opening calendar should not be treated as current.
Sources
Base Mérimée — immeubles protégés · PA00101186 — Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab) — Ministère de la Culture, base Mérimée
Eigen redactie · jardin-five-review-20261016-chateau-de-la-guyonniere — proprietary
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