What happened at Chateau Saveilles?

Sunny morning to welcome rare specimens of vintage cars!

Jaguar, Salsmon, but also Morgan, automotive designer brands not always known to the public, but obviously yes to connoisseurs!

Drivers and passengers were enthusiastic about the guided tour that followed!

For the second edition of the Nuit des Châteaux organized at the national level by the Dartagnans company, the Château de Saveilles responded and organized a night visit, by torch, of the exteriors and chapel of the castle.

Large audience and passionate about discovering the castle in a nocturnal atmosphere. 

Music lovers and opera singers, curious about the Charentais historical heritage, all had come together at the chateau! Opera recital given by the Compagnie de l'Opéra Clandestin.

If you like opera tunes, this was the opportunity to go there.

If you did not know the tunes of operas, it was a great opportunity to discover a form of singing and music unusual for your ears.

For those who had never participated in a guided tour of the exterior of the chateau and its chapel, trained by the owner of the premises, it was an excellent opportunity to combine heritage culture and artistic culture.

At the end of the guided tour, a pleasant moment in the park of the chateau to take a picnic.

The Association "Le Coq & la Rose", a local association based in Paizay-Naudouin and bringing together British and French people, organized an exchange of plants in the courtyard of the chateau, under the chestnut trees.

A guided tour of the castle preceded this friendly exchange which was accompanied by the traditional "Tea time".

Beautiful and gleaming Triumph TR4 resting in the courtyard of the castle.

It attracts the inhabitants of the village, who melt of admiration, while the members of the Triumph Club of France Poitou-Charentes Region follow with attention and passion, the comments given by the owner of the place during the guided visit.

During Heritage Days, getting to know fossils and minerals of the Paleolithic and Prehistory, also old stones and history of the Chateau de Saveilles.

A chance to present to the locals and those from elsewhere an impressive collection of fossils and minerals thanks to local resident Mr. Yves Chauvigné and his long time passion. Indeed going back to his childhood and school years under the leadership of Mr. Desouche, his teacher. A passion that has never gone away.

The Amicale Charentaise de Paleontologie and Mineralogie (CMPA) of which Mr. Chauvigné is a member, showed almost a thousand beautiful examples (only a portion of the whole collection!). French fossils and minerals (inc Charente), prehistoric flints from Charente and fossils unearthed during the construction of a new TGV line in the area.

Many people of all ages were able to discover the old stones and history of the Chateau presented by the lord of the manor and at the same time the wonders of the ACPM exhibition presented by members of the association and Mr. Yves Chauvigné. Appreciated by all the visitors including some tourists from New Zealand.

Apart from the pronunciation it was pleasing to discover that in science, there are many similarities between French and English!

Date: WYD from August 19 to 24 1997, Paris, France.
Theme: Lord, where are you staying? - Come and See (John 1:38-39)

The 1997 edition is the XIIth WYD - World Youth Day. It is a movement organized by the Roman Catholic Church.

Thanks to the diocesan days and to the youth festival that preceded them, groups of young people went through Chateau de Saveilles. We all remember the high mass, meetings, times of prayer, joy and dynamism.