Castles in Haute-Loire

Château fort
43130 Retournac

The castle of Artias, built in the 12th century in Retournac (Haute-Loire), is an ancient castle perched at 723 m above sea level, overlooking the gorges of the Loire. Its ruins, including a classified Romanesque chapel, bear witness to its medieval past.

43190 Tence

The Château du Besset, located in Tence in Haute-Loire, is a 14th, 15th and 18th century fortress, renovated in the 19th century, classified as a historical monument for its medieval dungeon and hybrid architecture.

Château fort
43200 Grazac

The remains of the Castle of Carry, also called the Castle of Vertamisee, are a medieval castle in ruins of the 12th and 15th centuries, located in Grazac in Haute-Loire, overlooking the Lignon valley.

Château
43390 Auzon

The Château d'Auzon, built between the 14th and 16th century, is an ancient castle located in Auzon in Haute-Loire, overlooking a strategic rocky spur in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Château fort
43130 Retournac

The château de Mercuret, a 15th-15th-century fortified house in Returnnac (Haute-Loire), illustrates the rustic architecture of the Velay, transformed after the Middle Ages. Registered as a Historical Monument in 1994.

Château de style néo-gothique
43120 Monistrol-sur-Loire

Martinas Castle, an 18th-century building rebuilt in 1890, stands in Monistrol-sur-Loire, Haute-Loire. This historic monument combines classical architecture and neo-rock decorations, with richly decorated interiors.

Château de plaisance
43620 Saint-Romain-Lachalm

The castle of Saint-Romain-Lachalm, a medieval fortress of the 11th and 15th centuries, stands in Saint-Romain-Lachalm in Haute-Loire, renovated in the 19th century in an eclectic neo-Gothic style.

Château fort
43150 Goudet

Beaufort Castle, a castle in ruins from the 13th to the 16th century, dominates the Loire Valley in Goudet, Haute-Loire. This strategic site was a high military site during the Hundred Years' War and the Wars of Religion.