Castles in Mayenne

Château fort
53100 Mayenne

The castle of Mayenne, built in the ninth century as a Carolingian palace, is a rare example of medieval civil architecture located in Pays de la Loire. Transformed into a fortress and then into a prison, it now houses an archaeological museum in the city of Mayenne.

Château
53970 Nuillé-sur-Vicoin

The castle of Langeneil, built around 1516 in Nuillé-sur-Vicoin in Mayenne, is a historical monument combining Renaissance architecture and medieval remains, marked by its seigneurial role and its neo-Gothic transformations in the 20th century.

Château
53640 Champéon

The Château du Fresne, built in the 16th and 17th centuries in Champéon en Mayenne, is a medieval monument surrounded by moat, with a 14th century chapel and an exceptional dovecote on columns.

Château fort
53160 Hambers

The Château de Chelé, located in Hambers in Mayenne, is a 13th century medieval estate including a Romanesque dungeon, a seigneurial residence and remains of a castral motte, witness to the feudal history of the Pays de la Loire.

Château de style Louis XII
53400 Saint-Quentin-les-Anges

Mortiercrolles Castle, built in the 15th and 16th centuries, is a historic monument located in Saint-Quentin-les-Anges in Mayenne, known for its refined architecture and its link to the Rohan family.

Château
53150 Montourtier

Bourgon Castle, built in the 15th century in Montourtier (Pays de la Loire), is a historic castle with 18th century woodwork and medieval archives, surrounded by old dried moats.

Château de style Renaissance
53600 Mézangers

The Château du Rocher, a 13th–12th century building renovated in the 18th century, dominates a pond in Mézangers (Mayenne). Combining medieval architecture and Renaissance, it has been listed as a historical monument since 1963.

Château
53260 Forcé

The Château de Poligné, located in Forcé en Mayenne, is a 19th century estate including a farmhouse and a mansion, with a classified underground funeral chapel.