Castles in the Cantal

Château
15200 Salins

Mazerolles Castle, built in the 16th and 17th centuries in Salins (Cantal), combines a medieval dungeon of 1580 and a Renaissance house, partially rebuilt in the 19th century. Ranked historic monument in 2002.

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.

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 de style Classique
15150 Lacapelle-Viescamp

The Château de Viescamp, built in the 15th century and enlarged in the 18th century, is a fortified castle overlooking the lake of Saint-Étienne-Cantalès in Lacapelle-Viescamp, in the Cantal, combining medieval donjon and classical house bodies.

Château fort
15200 Chalvignac

Miremont Castle, a 14th century medieval ruin in Chalvignac (Cantal), was a strategic castle in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, marked by religious sieges and conflicts.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
15150 Laroquebrou

Messac Castle, a 15th-century gentilhommière in Laroquebru (Cantal), illustrates medieval civil architecture with its square wings and remarkable vegetable garden, listed as a historic monument since 1972.

Château de plaisance
15130 Saint-Simon

The Château de Lalaubie, located in Saint-Simon in the Cantal, is a 16th century fortified house, enlarged in the 17th and 18th centuries, combining medieval architecture and classical 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.