Castles in the Cantal

Château fort
15500 Molompize

The castle of Aurouze, built in the 14th and 15th centuries in Molompize (Cantal), is an ancient castle in ruins overlooking the village, marked by its dungeon and medieval defensive elements.

Château
15140 Drugeac

Ferluc Castle, located in Drugeac in the Cantal, is a traditional rural building with historical monuments. Dominating a valley, it illustrates the local architecture of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

Château fort
15310 Tournemire

The castle of Anjony, a 15th century medieval fortress in Tournemire (Cantal), is a rare and unspoilt example of a four-rounded dungeon, completed in the 18th century by a Louis XV house in basalt style.

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

The Château de Vigouroux, located in Saint-Martin-sous-Vigouroux (Cantal), is a 15th, 16th and 18th century building, combining the remains of a medieval fortress and a Renaissance pleasure castle, marked by the history of the Viscounts of Murat and Lastic.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
15130 Vézac

The Castle of Caillac, located in Vézac in the Cantal, is a 16th–12th century building combining Renaissance and wooded park, inscribed as historical monuments since 1997.

Château fort
15000 Aurillac

Château Saint-Étienne d'Aurillac, a medieval building from the 9th to the 19th century, has dominated the city from a hill at 685 m. Former Abbatial Castrum, it now houses the Volcano Museum and an environmental centre.

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
15390 Val d'Arcomie

The Château du Chassan, built between 1773 and 1784 in Faverolles (Cantal), is a rare example of neo-classical architecture in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, surrounded by a French garden and outbuildings organised around a courtyard of honour.