Castles in France
21 entries in the Castles in France compendium.
Castle of Saint-LeuTwo castles in Saint-Leu-la-Forêt before the Revolution.Château de BoringeRuined 13th-century castle on the Arve in Reignier-Ésery.Château de CharousseA vanished medieval eagle's nest in the upper Arve valley.Château de Châtillon-sur-ClusesRuins of a 12th-century castle in Haute-Savoie.Château de CruseillesRuined 13th-century castle of the County of Geneva.Château de Doué-la-FontaineOldest known stone castle, built on a Carolingian aula.Château de FaucignyRuined 11th-century castle, original seat of the lords of Faucigny.Château de FlumetDisappeared 12th-century castle and châtellenie seat in Savoie.Château de MonthouxMid-13th-century castle overlooking the Arve Valley.Château de Montjoie (Les Contamines-Montjoie)A 12th-century fortress and châtellenie seat in Faucigny.Château de PurnonNeoclassical château with rare Philibert de l'Orme roof framework.Château de Saint-Amand-en-PuisayeA 1530s Renaissance castle in Burgundy, now a stoneware museum.Châtelet du CrédozA 13th-century fortress and castellany seat in Haute-Savoie.Citadel of Calais16th-century fortress built to secure French control of Calais.Château de CostaérèsA neo-medieval manor on a Breton islet, built in 1896.Fort QuélernA 19th-century fort and prison on the Roscanvel peninsula.Keep of PonsA Romanesque palace keep and symbol of Pons.Laval Castle (France)Medieval and Renaissance castle above the Mayenne River.Château de MontastrucA medieval castle in Périgord Pourpre, restored since 1998.Saint-Bernard CastleMedieval castle in Ain, remodeled and restored over centuries.Valmer CastleA Loire Valley château with terraced baroque gardens.
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