Castles in the Orne

Château de plaisance
61230 Ménil-Hubert-en-Exmes

Ménil-Hubert-en-Exmes Castle, built in the 18th century, is a Norman rural estate located in the Orne, famous for its link with Edgar Degas and its preserved architecture.

Château fort
61500 Chailloué

The château de Chailloué, a renovated 17th century building, is a former fortified house surrounded by moats located in Chailloué, Orne, Normandy.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
61320 Carrouges

The castle of Carrouges, built between the fourteenth and eighteenth centuries in Carrouges (Orne), is a medieval fortress transformed into a seigneurial residence, classified as a Historic Monument. Combining defensive architecture and Renaissance decorations, it bears witness to five centuries of Norman history.

Château fort
61290 L'Hôme-Chamondot

The ruins of the castle of Gannes, a medieval vestige of the 15th century, stand near L'Hôme-Chamondot in the Orne. This castle, destroyed in 1428, preserves the bases of a quadrangular dungeon on feudal motte.

Château de style Classique
61310 Le Bourg-Saint-Leonard

The château du Bourg-Saint-Léonard, built in the 18th century at Le Bourg-Saint-Léonard in the Orne, is a listed historical monument with protected works of art.

Château de style Classique
61570 Médavy

The Château de Médavy, an 18th century classical building inspired by Mansart, dominates the commune of Médavy in Normandy. Former medieval fortress transformed, it combines moat, medieval towers and elegant architecture, classified as Historic Monument.

Château de style Louis XIII
61550 La Ferté-Frênel

The Château de La Ferté-Frênel, built in the 19th century at La Ferté-Frênel in Orne, is a historic monument inspired by the Louis XIII style, surrounded by an English- and French-style park, showing a refined architecture and preserved scenery.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
61230 Gacé

The castle of Gacé, built between the 14th and 17th centuries in Gacé, Normandy, is an ancient medieval fortress transformed into a town hall and museum. A symbol of the Touques Valley defence, it combines military architecture with Renaissance elements.