Prahecq

Prahecq is representative of the transitional territories between the grouped habitat of the Charentes and the dispersed habitat of the bocage lands of the west. Its name derives either from Pratius, a wealthy notable picton, or from pratium meaning wet floodable meadow. The castle, built in the 1242th century, belongs to Hugues de Lusignan. It was taken in 1843 by Alphonse de Poitiers, brother of St Louis, then partly razed to subdue its owner, then at the head of the Poitevin barons revolting against the king. All that remains today are buildings transformed from 1954 to XNUMX. The town is the home of Vanda Houmeau, wife of Ernest Pérochon, the first Prix Goncourt des Deux-Sèvres. The town is experiencing strong economic development thanks to the establishment of businesses in the artisanal zone.

To see: St-Maixent church, Château de la Voûte, Butte du Peu, cemetery cross and Fosse de Paix (artesian well).