Castles in the Loire

Château fort
42890 Sail-sous-Couzan

The castle of Couzan, medieval fortress of the 11th-XIVth centuries, dominates Sail-sous-Couzan in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. A strategic verrou on the roads of Auvergne, it was the heart of the possessions of Damascus and the Lévis-Cuzan.

Château de style Renaissance
42620 Saint-Martin-d'Estréaux

Châteaumorand Castle, built between the 15th and 18th centuries, dominates Saint-Martin-d'Estréaux in the Loire. A former barony and then marquisat, he embodied the heritage of the Lévis and Urfé families in Bourbonnais.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
42210 Montrond-les-Bains

Montrond-le-Fort Castle, built on a volcanic dyke in Montrond-les-Bains (Loire), is a feudal castle transformed in the Renaissance, today in partially rebuilt ruins.

Château de style Classique
42130 Marcoux

The château de Goutelas, located in Marcoux en Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, is a fortified house transformed into a Renaissance residence in the 16th century, surrounded by a medieval enclosure and classified as a historical monument since 1964.

Château de style Classique
42440 Saint-Julien-la-Vêtre

The Château de Villechaize, built at the beginning of the 20th century in Saint-Julien-la-Vêtre, is a historical monument combining classical architecture and regular terraced gardens, typical of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
42240 Saint-Paul-en-Cornillon

The Château de Cornillon, built in the 11th century and renovated in the 17th century, dominates Saint-Paul-en-Cornillon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. This medieval monument, anchored in the rock, bears witness to the history of the seigneurial forest.

Château
42260 Saint-Polgues

The feudal castle of Saint-Polgues, built in the 12th and 13th centuries, dominates the commune of Saint-Polgues in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. This historic monument, partially protected, bears witness to the medieval military architecture of the region.

Château de style Renaissance
42160 Andrézieux-Bouthéon

The Château de Boutheon, located in Andrézieux-Bouthéon in the Loire, is an ancient medieval stronghold transformed into a Renaissance residence and then bourgeois, today a cultural and tourist site with museum, animal park and aquarium.