List of castles in France. This is a list of castles in France, arranged by Region and Department.
Notes The French word château has a wider meaning than the English castle: it includes architectural entities that are properly called palaces, mansions or vineyards in English. This list focuses primarily on architectural entities that may be properly termed castle or fortress (French: château-fort), and excludes entities not built around a substantial older castle that is still evident.Occasionally, where there is not a specific article on a castle, links are given to another article that includes details, typically an article on a town.Italics indicate links to articles in the French Wikipedia.If no article appears in either English or French Wikipedias, a link is given to an external website.The number in parentheses after the name of each department indicates the department number used for administrative purposes.
Alsace[edit] Bas-Rhin (67) Haut-Rhin (68) (→Top) Aquitaine[edit] Dordogne (24) Gironde (33) Auvergne[edit] Château de Fontainebleau - Visites. Chateau de Flaugergues est merveilleux - Review of Chateau de Flaugergues, Montpellier, France. Un château merveilleux - Avis de voyageurs sur Chateau de Mirambeau, Mirambeau. Après 5 nuits de rêve dans la magnificence de ce château, je peux affirmer en œil d’hôtelière qu'il est impossible de ne pas être éblouie.
A chaque instant de la journée règne, calme, appel à la détente, volupté, que se soit au salon, à la piscine extérieure, intérieure, spa, jardin...Tout, vraiment tout, est très professionnel avec un sens inné de...Plus Après 5 nuits de rêve dans la magnificence de ce château, je peux affirmer en œil d’hôtelière qu'il est impossible de ne pas être éblouie. CHATEAU DES CAMBARDS CHATEAUX & HOTELS DE FRANCE (Saint-Lieux-lès-Lavaur, France. Hotes Saint-lieux-les-lavaur, Chateau de Saint-Lieux. French Castle for Sale. File:Castle-Vitre-France5.jpg. File:Chateau Chateauneuf 2.jpg. File:Château de Chinon vue de la Vienne.JPG. File:Chateau de Sedan.JPG. File:Gombervaux.jpg. File:Château du Buisson de May, North View.JPG. File:Tarascon Castle on the Rhône.jpg. File:Château de St Jean d'Angle-Entrance.JPG. File:Chateaudepouance.JPG. File:Chateau Noirmoutier 66.JPG. File:Chateau Foix.jpg. File:Château Guillaume-Le-Conquérant.JPG.
Seine-et-Marne. File:Donjon du Château de Vincennes.jpg. List of castles in France. Chateau de France vins appellation Pessac Leognan grands vins de Bordeaux. Chateau Lanquais - castle in France. Visit the Chateau Lanquais in Dordogne, Aquitaine Located in the southern part of the Dordogne department, Chateau de Lanquais is reached by visitors heading from the north by way of one of the bridges across the Dordogne river - usually those at St-Capraise-de-Lalinde or Couze-et-Saint-Front.
The castle is surrounded by woodlands rather than French style gardens, with glimpses through the trees down to the river and Lanquais plan d'eau (leisure area) below. This castle is less part of the tourist circuit than some along the popular Dordogne river, but is a castle with an interesting history and mix of architectural styles that should ensure it is on your schedule. The part of the building that was the original, defensive and fortified, castle dates from the 14th century, and mostly comprises the round tower and the adjoining hexagonal stair tower. The two parts are quite different in appearance and can be clearly distinguished. Map showing location of Chateau Lanquais Map Data Map. Chateau Chaumont - castle in France. Visit the Chateau Chaumont in Loir-et-Cher, Loire Valley Chaumont was constructed from 1465 on on the site of a much older 10th century fortress castle, that had been burned down by Louis XI in a reprisal for the actions of its owner Pierre d'Amboise - he had been involved in the anti-Royal revolt known as the 'Ligue du bien public'.
After Pierre had his properties reinstated he started (and his son completed) the construction of the current chateau. The design is interesting in that when work started in 1465 it had many elements of a defensive castle, but as time progressed the parts added are much more in the style of a renaissance chateau, with a decorative renaissance design, much more typical of the castles of the Loire Valley, rather than protective. photo is copyright Unusually for a castle in France, Chaumont escaped significant damage during the revolution, due to its technically American ownership at that point.
Top photo: Château de Chenonceau - France. Chateau De Pierrefonds France - HD Travel photos and wallpapers. Château de Sully-sur-Loire. The Château de Sully's ancient towers and donjon are on the right The Château de Sully-sur-Loire is a castle, converted to a palatial seigneurial residence, situated in the commune of Sully-sur-Loire, Loiret, France.
History[edit] Sully rises directly from its moat The château is the seat of the duc de Sully, Henri IV's minister Maximilien de Béthune (1560–1641), and the ducs de Sully. It is a château-fort, a true castle, built to control one of the few sites where the Loire can be forded; the site has perhaps been fortified since Gallo-Roman times, certainly since the beginning of the eleventh century.[1] In 1218, Philip Augustus constructed a cylindrical keep to the south of the present enclosure, of which buried foundations remain. Chambord Chateau, France. Chateaux-France - castle hotel, event castle, castle rental, exclusive rental, visit castle, castle movie, chateau, manor, abbey, chalet hotel.