Castles in the Loire

Château de style néo-classique et palladien
42130 Boën-sur-Lignon

The Château de Chabert, now the Musée des Vignerons du Forez, is an 18th-century neoclassical building located in Boën-sur-Lignon, in the Loire, classified as a historical monument since 1943.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
42210 Bellegarde-en-Forez

The castle of Bellegarde-en-Forez, built between the 15th and 19th centuries, dominates the plain of Forez in the Loire. This monument combining Renaissance and medieval remains bears witness to the history of the local lords and the Counts of Forez.

Château fort
42130 Marcilly-le-Châtel

The Château Saint Anne is a 12th century medieval castle, rebuilt in the 19th century, located in Marcilly-le-Châtel in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, on a volcanic piton housing a robbery of raptors.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
42300 Roanne

The castle of Roanne, built in the 13th century, is an ancient castle located in the Loire, of which today only a medieval square dungeon remains, a historical symbol of the city of Roanne in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
42500 Le Chambon-Feugerolles

The castle of Feugerolles, built between the 13th and 17th centuries, is a historical monument located at Chambon-Feugerolles in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, surrounded by a diamond enclosure and landscaped gardens.

42800 Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez

The Chartreuse de Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez, founded in 1281 in Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez (Loire), is a former Cartreux monastery transformed into a village after the Revolution. Unique of its kind, this medieval site combines religious heritage and communal life in the Pilat Natural Park.

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
42600 Champdieu

The Château de Vaugirard, built in the early seventeenth century, is an example of recreational architecture located in Champdieu, in the Loire, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.