List of castles in the Pays de la Loire
This list of castles in the Pays de la Loire 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.
Loire-Atlantique
Name |
Date |
Condition |
Image | Ownership / Access |
Notes |
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Château d'Ancenis | 15th century | Substantially intact | ![]() |
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Château de Blain | 13-16th century | Substantially intact | ![]() |
Remodelled 16th century. | |
Château de la Bretesche | 15th century | Reconstructed | ![]() |
Reconstructed 19th century | |
Château de Careil | 14-16th century | Substantially intact | ![]() |
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Château des ducs de Bretagne | 1466 | Restored | ![]() |
Ville de Nantes | Houses Nantes History Museum. |
Château de Châteaubriant | 11-16th century | Intact | ![]() |
Medieval castle remodelled as Renaissance château. | |
Château de Clisson | 13-15th century | Ruins | ![]() |
[1] | |
Château de la Motte-Glain | 15-17th century | Substantially intact | ![]() |
Remodelled 17th century. | |
Château de Pornic | 12-15th century | Restored | ![]() |
Private | Restored 19th century, belonged to Gilles de Rais in 15th century.[2] |
Château de Ranrouët | 12th century | Ruins | ![]() |
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Maine-et-Loire
Name |
Date |
Condition |
Image | Ownership / Access |
Notes |
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Château d'Angers | 13th century | Substantially intact | ![]() |
City of Angers | Walls nearly 2,000 ft (610 m) in circumference, incorporating 17 towers originally 130 ft (40 m) high.[4] |
Château de Baugé | 15th century | Intact | ![]() |
Built as hunting lodge. | |
Château de Bourmont | 16-19th century | Intact and extended | ![]() |
Private | Extended in Neo-Gothic style |
Château de Brissac | 15-17th century | Rebuilt | ![]() |
Private | Damaged during French Wars of Religion, rebuilt 1611 in baroque style.[5] |
Château de Champtocé | 13-16th century | Ruins | ![]() |
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Château de Montreuil-Bellay | 11-13th century | Substantially intact | ![]() |
Private | Divided into rental units in 1822, restored after 1860.[6] |
Château de Montsoreau | 1455 | Restored | ![]() |
Département | Ruinous by late 19th century, restored, houses the Musée des Goums Marocains.[7] |
Château du Plessis-Bourré | 1468-1472 | Intact | ![]() |
Private (open to the public) | Externally unchanged since the 15th century, working drawbridge. |
Château du Plessis-Macé | 13-16th century | Intact | ![]() |
Converted to house 15th century. | |
Château de Pouancé | 12-13th century | Ruins | ![]() |
Considered second fortress of Anjou, after Angers. | |
Château de Saumur | 12th century | Restored | ![]() |
City of Saumur | Page for September in the Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry depicts the Chateau as it looked in 1410.[8] |
Château de la Turmelière | 13th century | Ruins | ![]() |
19th century building of same name nearby. |
Mayenne
Name |
Date |
Condition |
Image | Ownership / Access |
Notes |
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Château du Bois Thibault | 15th century | Ruins | ![]() |
Commune de Lassay-les-Châteaux | On site of earlier castle. |
Château de Bouillé | 15-16th century | Ruins | ![]() |
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Château de la Courbe de Brée | 13-16th century | Substantially intact | ![]() |
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Château de Courtaliéru | 13th century | Earthworks | ![]() |
Destroyed 15th century. | |
Château de Lassay | 12-15th century | Intact | ![]() |
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Château de Laval | 12-15th century | Intact | ![]() |
Comprises medieval and 19th century buildings. | |
Château de Mayenne | 11-12th century | Intact | ![]() |
Museum | Incorporates remains of Carolingian palace of c.900. |
Château de Montjean | 15th century | Ruins | |||
Château de Mortiercrolles | 12-15th century | Substantially intact | Transitional style between Gothic and Renaissance. | ||
Château de Sainte-Suzanne | 11th century | Ruins | ![]() |
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Château de Thorigné-en-Charnie | 11-15th century | Ruins |
Sarthe
Name |
Date |
Condition |
Image | Ownership / Access |
Notes |
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Château de Ballon | 15th century | Intact | ![]() |
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Château de Bazouges | 15th century | Intact | ![]() |
Private | |
Château du Mans | 11-15th century | Ruins | ![]() |
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Château de Courtanvaux | 14-15th century | Intact | ![]() |
Commune de Bessé-sur-Braye | |
Château de Sillé-le-Guillaume | 15-17th century | Intact | ![]() |
Commune | Remodelled 16-17th centuries. |
Vendée
Name |
Date |
Condition |
Image | Ownership / Access |
Notes |
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Château d'Apremont | 1534-42 | Substantially intact | ![]() |
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Château de Commequiers | 15th century | Ruins | ![]() |
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Château de Noirmoutier | 12th century | Restored | ![]() |
Commune | [9] |
Château de Pouzauges | 12th century | Ruins | ![]() |
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Château de Sainte-Hermine | 13-17th century | ||||
Château de Talmont | 12th century | Ruins | ![]() |
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Château de Tiffauges | 12-16th century | Ruins | ![]() |
Known as Bluebeard's castle, associated with the notorious murderer, Gilles de Rais (1404–1440). | |
Tour Mélusine (keep) and fortified city | 12th or 13th century | Fragment | ![]() |
Town of Vouvant | Keep and a lot of the wall enclosure, like the last city's gate, survives. |
Tour de Moricq | 15th century | Substantially intact | ![]() |
Keep survives. | |
Vieux-château de l'Île d'Yeu | 14th century | Ruins | ![]() |
See also
- List of castles in France
- List of castles in Alsace
- List of castles in Brittany
- List of castles in Champagne-Ardenne
- List of castles in Limousin
- List of castles in Nord-Pas de Calais
- List of castles in Normandy
- List of castles in Picardy
- List of castles in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- List of castles in the Centre region
- List of castles in the Île-de-France
- List of châteaux in the Pays-de-la-Loire
References
- Base Mérimée: Château de Clisson, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Château de Pornic, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Château du Ranroët (ruines), Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Château d'Angers, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Château de Brissac, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Château de Montreuil-Bellay, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Château de Montsoreau, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Château de Saumur, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Château de Noirmoutier, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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