Castles in the Loire

Château fort
42110 Cleppé

The castle of the Counts of Forez, built in the 11th and 12th centuries, is a historical monument located in Cleppé, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Only its tower has been protected since 1971.

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.

42720 Pouilly-sous-Charlieu

The Château du Poyet, a 13th and 19th century building, combines medieval architecture and classical renovations in Pouilly-sous-Charlieu, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

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 fort
42170 Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert

The castle of Grangent, built in the 12th century, is a castle located on an island of Lake Grangent, in Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert, in the Loire. Isolated by the 1957 dam, it bears witness to a turbulent medieval history.

Château de style Renaissance
42130 Saint-Étienne-le-Molard

The château de la Bastie d'Urfé, the Renaissance jewel of the 15th–15th centuries in Saint-Étienne-le-Molard (Loire), combines Italian architecture and literary history with L'Astrée d'Honoré d'Urfé.

42170 Chambles

The Château de Vassalière, built in the 16th century, is a historical monument located in Chambles, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, known for its protected pigeon house.

Cleppé

The Château de Cleppé is a historic monument located in the commune of Cleppé, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Its precise history and construction period remain undetermined.