Château de la Faye (Villexavier)
# Château de la Faye (Villexavier)

The Château de la Faye is a manor house in Villexavier, in the Charente-Maritime region of France.

The Château belonged to the Guinanson family in the 15th century but was sold in 1683 to Claude-Louis de Saint-Simon-Montbleru. During the revolution, Claude-Anne de Rouvroy, (marquis, and then Duke of Saint-Simon, Maréchal de camp and Deputy of the nobility of the Angoumois) emigrated in 1789 and the Château was sold as national property.

## Architecture

The Château was built in 1666 and was partly destroyed in the 19th century, today only the former right wing remains.

The logis is short with attics and a Gabled roof including high dormer volutes and semi-circular pediment above the roof Gables. The roof is covered with slate tiles.

The Castle was included in the registry of historic monuments on February 26, 2010.

