The château was bought in 1964 by Mr and Mrs Piéchaud. He was a sculptor and undertook most of the substantial restoration and reconstruction of the walls and towers. He had great respect for the forms and styles of the various parts of the château, and the quality of the restoration work is remarkable. The Piechauds took on other restorations at the end of the 1960s and the Château de Ranton was sold in 1969 to Mr and Mrs Fonteneau, publishers in Poitiers.