Castles in the Ardennes

08800 Thilay

The castle of Linchamps is a medieval fortress in ruins, built between the 12th and 16th centuries in Thilay (Ardennes), overlooking the Semoy. Symbol of border conflicts, it was destroyed and rebuilt several times before its definitive ruin in 1673.

Château fort
08450 Maisoncelle-et-Villers

The castle of Villers, a fortified house of the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries, stands in Maisoncelle-et-Villers (Ardennes). This historic monument, flanked by turrets, combines defensive architecture and Louis XIII-XIV elements.

08150 Remilly-les-Pothées

The castle of Hardoncelle, a 16th century fortified house in Remilly-les-Pothees (Ardennes), dominates the Sormonne valley. Former military building, it has been redesigned over the centuries and remains a private property.

Château de style Classique
08300 Arnicourt

The castle of Arnicourt, built in the 18th century in Arnicourt (Ardennes), is a historic monument combining chalk houses and brick wings, surrounded by ancient moat and with a roof at the Mansart.

08450 Maisoncelle-et-Villers

The fortified house of the Raminoise, built between the end of the 15th and 16th century in Maisoncelle-et-Villers (Ardennes), is a former dungeon transformed into a fortified house, surrounded by water and equipped with defensive cannons.

Château fort
08240 Brieulles-sur-Bar

The castle-farm of Brieulles-sur-Bar, located in the Ardennes, is a 16th century building combining defensive and agricultural architecture, marked by its polygonal turrets and its carved arcade courtyard.

Château de style Louis XIII
08250 Grandpré

Grandpré Castle, built in the 16th and 17th centuries in Grandpré (Ardennes), is an architectural vestige of Louis XIII style, marked by its monumental tower and its military history linked to the valley of the Aire.

Château fort
08090 Montcornet

Montcornet Castle, a medieval fortress of the 11th–12th centuries, dominates the Montcornet Valley (Ardennes). Reworked in the 15th century for artillery, there remain classified ruins.