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
Château d'Ancenis 15th century Substantially intact
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
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 [3]

Maine-et-Loire

Name
 Date
 Condition
 Image Ownership
/ Access		 Notes
Château d'Angers 13th century Substantially intact City of Angers Walls nearly 2,000 feet (610 m) in circumference, incorporating 17 towers originally 130 feet (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
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
Château du Bois Thibault 15th century Ruins Commune de Lassay-les-Châteaux On site of earlier castle.
Château de Bouillé 15-16th century Ruins
Château de la Courbe de Brée 13-16th century Substantially intact
Château de Courtaliéru 13th century Earthworks Destroyed 15th century.
Château de Lassay 12-15th century Intact
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
Château de Thorigné-en-Charnie 11-15th century Ruins

Sarthe

Name
 Date
 Condition
 Image Ownership
/ Access		 Notes
Château de Ballon 15th century Intact
Château de Bazouges 15th century Intact Private
Château du Mans 11-15th century Ruins
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
Château d'Apremont 1534-42 Substantially intact
Château de Commequiers 15th century Ruins
Château de Noirmoutier 12th century Restored Commune [9]
Château de Pouzauges 12th century Ruins
Château de Sainte-Hermine 13-17th century
Château de Talmont 12th century Ruins
Château de Tiffauges 12-16th century Ruins Known as Bluebeard's castle, associated with the notorious murderer, Gilles de Rais (1404–1440).
Tour Mélusine 15th century Fragment Single tower survives.
Tour de Moricq 15th century Substantially intact Keep survives.
Vieux-château de l'Île d'Yeu 14th century Ruins

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Château de Clisson". Ministry of Culture. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
  2. ↑ "Château de Pornic". Ministry of Culture. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
  3. ↑ "Château de Ranrouët". Ministry of Culture. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
  4. ↑ "Château d'Angers". Ministry of Culture. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
  5. ↑ "Château de Brissac". Ministry of Culture. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  6. ↑ "Château de Montreuil-Bellay". Ministry of Culture. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
  7. ↑ "Château de Montsoreau". Ministry of Culture. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
  8. ↑ "Château de Saumur". Ministry of Culture. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
  9. ↑ "Château de Noirmoutier". Ministry of Culture. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
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