List of castles in Brittany

This list of castles in Brittany is a list of medieval castles or château forts in the region in western France.

Links in italics are links to articles in the French Wikipedia.

Côtes-d'Armor

Castles of which little or nothing remains include Château de Montafilan.

Name
 Date
 Condition
 Image Ownership
/ Access		 Notes
Château de Dinan 130114th century Substantially intact Commune Houses local museum.[1]
Fort-la-Latte 130114th century Substantially intact Surviving drawbridge.[2]
Château du Guildo 110112-14th century Ruins
Château de La Hunaudaye 120113-15th century Ruins
Château de Guingamp 140115th century
Château de La Roche-Jagu 14181418 Intact
Château de Tonquédec 140115th century Ruins

Finistère

Castles of which little or nothing remains include Château de Joyeuse Garde and Château de Rustéphan.

Name
 Date
 Condition
 Image Ownership
/ Access		 Notes
Château de Brest 100111-17th century Intact On site of Roman fort, military fortress until 20th century.
Château de Châteaulin 90110th century Ruins Destroyed by the English in 1373.
Château de Kerjean 15401540s-1590s Substantially intact Damaged during the French Revolution, restored in the 20th and 21st century.
Château de Kérouzéré 140115-17th century Intact Besieged in 1590 during the French Wars of Religion, rebuilt c.1600.
Château du Taureau 150116-17th century. Substantially intact Built 1542, redesigned by Vauban 1689.
Château de Trémazan 120113-14th century Ruins Partially collapsed 1995.

Ille-et-Vilaine
Name
 Date
 Condition
 Image Ownership
/ Access		 Notes
Château de Bonnefontaine 100111-16th century Rebuilt
Château de Combourg 100111-15th century Intact Private (open to the public) Childhood home of François-René de Chateaubriand.[3]
Château de Fougères 100112-15th century Substantially intact
Château de Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier 120113th century. Ruins
Château de Saint-Malo 140115-18th century Restored Commune
Solidor Tower 13691369-82 Intact Formerly used as a gaol, now a museum.
Château de Vitré 120113-15th century Restored Commune Abandoned 17th century, damaged by fire 18th century, restored from 1875.[4]

Morbihan
Name
 Date
 Condition
 Image Ownership
/ Access		 Notes
Château de Comper Rebuilt Dismantled 1598, rebuilt 19th century.
Château de Josselin 130114th century Substantially intact Partially demolished in 1629 on orders of Cardinal Richelieu, four of the original nine towers remain.
Château de Largoët 120113-15th century Ruins
Château du Plessis-Josso 130114-16th century Intact
Château de Pontivy 140115-16th century Intact Also known as the Château des Rohan.
Château de Suscinio 120113-15th century Restored Département Restored from ruin after 1965, built as residence of the Duke of Brittany.[5]
Château de Trécesson 140115th century Intact Private [6]

See also

References
  1. Base Mérimée: Château de la Reine Anne, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  2. Base Mérimée: Fort de la Latte, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  3. Base Mérimée: Château de Combourg, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  4. Base Mérimée: Château de Vitré, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  5. Base Mérimée: Château Saint-Nicolas de Suscinio, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  6. Base Mérimée: Domaine du Château de Trécesson, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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