Castles in the Cantal

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
15230 Saint-Martin-sous-Vigouroux

The Château de Lescure, built between the 15th and 18th centuries, dominates the Brezons valley in Saint-Martin-sous-Viguroux (Cantal). This monument combines medieval donjon and Renaissance home, witness to a rich seigneurial past.

Château de plaisance
15800 Raulhac

The Cropières Castle, located in Raulhac in the Cantal, is a 17th and 18th century pleasure castle, transformed from a 13th century medieval fortress, famous for its connection to the Duchess of Fontanges, favorite of Louis XIV.

Château
15700 Escorailles

The Château d'Escorailles, located in the Cantal, is a fortification of the High Middle Ages dating from the eighth century, classified as a historical monument. Its ruins dominate the village and the meandering of the Auze, testifying to its past strategic role.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
15240 Auzers

Auzers Castle, a medieval building rebuilt in the 16th century, stands in Auzers in the Cantal. This monument combines defensive architecture and interior decorations of the 18th and 19th centuries.

Château de style Classique
15150 Glénat

The castle of La Grillère, built in the 14th and 17th centuries in Glénat (Cantal), is an ancient fortress transformed into a manor house, classified as a historical monument. It combines medieval towers and Renaissance houses, now adapted into guest rooms.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
15300 Neussargues en Pinatelle

Chavagnac Castle, built in the 15th and 17th centuries, is a historical monument located in Neussargues en Pinatelle (Cantal), in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. This body of houses flanked by towers bears witness to medieval defensive architecture and its evolution in modern times.

Château fort
15170 Joursac

The castle of Mardogne, medieval fortress of the 12th and 13th centuries, dominates Joursac in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Ruined after a fire in 1720, it preserves a square tower and remains classified as Historical Monuments.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
15800 Polminhac

The castle of Pesteils, a medieval fortress transformed in the seventeenth and twentieth centuries, dominates Polminhac in the Cantal. Its 14th century dungeon and neo-Gothic decorations make it a listed historical monument since 1994.