Castles in the Vaucluse

Castle
84340 Entrechaux

The ruins of the Château d'Entrechaux, a former castle of the 10th century, dominate the village of Entrechaux en Vaucluse, offering a medieval Provencal testimony with chapel and partially preserved enclosure.

Castle
84350 Courthézon

The Château de Val-Seille, built in the 19th century in Courthézon in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, is a historic building now used by the town hall, surrounded by an award-winning park and classified as a historic monument since 1994.

Castle
84600 Valréas

The Hotel de Simiane, a former 17th-century mansion in Valréas (Vaucluse), is a listed historical monument combining Baroque architecture and municipal functions since the 19th century.

Castle
84230 Châteauneuf-du-Pape

The château de l'Hers, castle fort of the 12th–XIVth centuries, dominates the Rhône in Châteauneuf-du-Pape (Vaucluse). Former strategic enclave of Languedoc, it was a toll and medieval surveillance post, now classified as a historical monument.

Renaissance style castle
84220 Lioux

The castle of Javon, built in the 15th century, dominates Lioux in the Vaucluse. This Provencal Renaissance monument, marked by the Wars of Religion, bears witness to the history of Comtat Venaissin.

Castle
84480 Buoux

Buoux Castle, located in the Luberon massif in Buoux (Vaucluse), is a medieval building renovated in the 15th–15th century, combining Renaissance and classical styles. Ranked a historic monument in 1996, it now houses an environmental centre.

Neo-classical and Palladian style castle
84200 Carpentras

The Château du Martinet, a former neo-classical seigneurial residence of the seventeenth century, is located in Carpentras in the Vaucluse, in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Reconstructed in the 19th century, it combines history and elegant architecture.

Castle
84110 Vaison-la-Romaine

The castle of Vaison-la-Romane, a 12th century medieval fortress, dominates the upper town of Vaison-la-Romane in Vaucluse. Symbol of the struggles between Counts of Toulouse and bishops, it overlooks the Gallo-Roman remains and the Ouvèze.