The castle - south wing

This wing was built in the 19th century on the site of the original 12th-century manor house, which was also altered in the 16th century, probably to create galleries similar to the other three. Today, it comprises two flanking towers and a main section containing three levels, each with a floor area of roughly 225 m², overlooking the entrance courtyard on one side and the Renaissance courtyard on the other.
The ground floor used to house the service rooms and the reception rooms reserved for hunting parties. The floors are of uniform jointed stones in the larger rooms and chequered in the smaller ones. At either end, there is a staircase leading to the upper floors. The first level, accessed from either courtyard via approach stairs and a perron, comprises three reception rooms, a study and a library in the west tower. On the opposite side, the east tower contains a bedroom with an anteroom and a bathroom. On this level, the flooring is of straight strip and herringbone parquet or laid with chequered or quarry tiles. On the intermediate landing between the staircases, on the split level, there is a bathroom with toilet on one side and a lavatory on the other. The second floor houses a library, four bedrooms, three bathrooms and two studies or antechambers. Stairs lead up to the attic.

The castle - east wing

This wing links the south-east tower to the north-east tower. Each stone on the facade is adorned with carved, interlaced initials. There are two galleries, one above the other, extending along the full length of the building. The lower gallery, which faces the courtyard, has five bays of ribbed vaults, and the columns of the arcades featuring brackets and finials are diamond-shaped. The upper gallery of around 40 m² is walled off. It has a mullioned cross-window opening onto the courtyard, topped by a triangular frontispiece adorned with initials and framed by dogs, a symbol of marital fidelity at the time. On the opposite facade, on the village side, there are two mullioned cross-windows topped by frontispieces depicting farming tools, again framed by dogs. On the same facade, the two corner towers feature small projecting structures that seem to be floating in the air, even though they rest on a pillar. They house a bathroom on the side of the dwelling and an oratory next to the north-east tower.

The north-east tower

This impressive round structure with machicolations is known as the "Brillac Tower", after the family who owned the property in the 15th and 16th centuries. It has a slate roof and a covered parapet walk. It is flanked by a turret and a spiral staircase leads to all four levels. There are four halls of around 40 m² on top of each other, each with a monumental fireplace richly decorated with coats of arms or interlaced initials. On the first three levels, there are small closets built into the walls.

The castle - north wing

Its two storeys of superimposed galleries open onto the courtyard and link the keep to the Brillac tower. The ground floor has eight rib-vaulted bays. Eight arcades with brackets and floral motifs rest on simple or twisted columns. Upstairs, the eight basket-arched arcades are supported by pillars bearing ermines in honour of Anne of Brittany and fleurs-de-lis symbolising Charles VIII. Here, the gallery is topped by a wooden ceiling with joists adorned with decorative mouldings. Both levels of the facade are richly decorated with fleurs-de-lis, ermine tails and interlaced initials.

The keep

This is a square, five-storey tower with a steep, four-pitched roof. Three of the building's corners are flanked on the last three levels by pepperpot turrets, while the fourth, facing the courtyard, features the staircase turret serving each storey. The main facade bears evidence of the double drawbridge that served as the entrance to the inner courtyard of the castle. In the 18th century, the vertically aligned windows on the west facade were enlarged to add more light. On the ground floor, a vaulted lower hall has two spans of rib vaults. This reception room opens onto the gallery and courtyard. Each of the following levels contains a large room of around 80 m² with a monumental fireplace. There is a latrine on the first level, a passageway to the watchtowers on the second and third levels and a gallery with machicolations on the last level.

The outbuildings

They border three sides of the courtyard. Built in the 17th century, the three buildings share the same characteristic features. They have a ground floor topped by an attic. The rubble masonry walls are lime-rendered. The foundation and window surrounds are of white stone. A stringcourse runs the length of the facades to mark the upper level. The roofs are clad with small tiles and have dormer windows. To the east, a building some forty metres long has a central entrance porch topped by a bell tower. One side houses a museum, where remains of the original castle and an impressive 19th-century chemist's cabinet with 256 drawers are on display. On the other side of the porch, there is a dwelling of around 150 m², which extends into a small wing set at right angles. To the north, a building roughly one hundred metres long has been turned into a gîte sleeping up to 28 people. Next follows a former tithe barn, now converted into a 250 m² reception hall with a serving room.
To the west, a building some 45 m long houses a workshop, sheds, stables and a tack room. At one end, there is a porch leading to the parkland. In the north-west corner of the courtyard stands a 90 m² lodge. The north-east corner features a bread oven and a three-storey tower topped with a pepperpot roof and flanked by a turret with stairs.

The carriage porch barn

This barn backs onto the porch of the outbuildings. Typical of rural Berry architecture in the 19th century, the building has a large opening on each of its main facades, so that carts could pass through. The barn has a good height and a floor area of around 280 m². Situated on either side of the opening onto the courtyard, the former pigsties and sheep barns are now used as exhibition rooms.

The mill

The last structure is slightly set apart, bordering the stream and the lake. It was built in the 19th century to supply the castle with electricity. The micro hydroelectric power plant is no longer operational but could be brought back into service.