Castles in Vendée

Renaissance style castle
85470 Bretignolles-sur-Mer

The Château de Beaumarchais, built in the 16th century in Bretignolles-sur-Mer in Vendée, is a historic monument renovated in the 19th century, combining Renaissance architecture and later modifications.

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85500 Les Herbiers

The castle of Ardelay, a medieval vestige of the 15th century at the Herbiers in Vendée, is a square dungeon surrounded by moat, witness to the local fortifications. Ranked a historic monument in 1927, it combines military architecture and Renaissance.

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85130 Tiffauges

Tiffauges Castle, an ancient castle in ruins of the 11th, 13th and 16th centuries, dominates the Nantaise Sèvre in Tiffauges (Vendée), famous for its link with Gilles de Rais and its medieval defensive architecture.

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85700 Pouzauges

The Château de Pouzauges, built in the 12th and 13th centuries, is a former ruined castle located in Vendée, in the Pays de la Loire. It illustrates the military architecture of Bas Poitou, marked by its quadrangular dungeon and medieval remains.

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85330 Noirmoutier-en-l'Ile

Château de Noirmoutier, 11th and 17th century castle, dominates the island of Noirmoutier in Vendée. Its medieval dungeon and its enclosure bear witness to a history marked by conflicts and military transformations.

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85350 L'Île-d'Yeu

The Old Castle, 14th century castle located on the island of Yeu in Pays de la Loire, dominates an abrupt rock and bears witness to seven centuries of military and island history.

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85540 Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits

The Château de la Cantaudière, built in the 4th quarter of the 16th century, is a historical monument located in Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits, in Vendée, in the Pays de la Loire.

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85220 Commequiers

The Château de Comequiers, built in the 15th and 16th centuries in Vendée, is a white stone fortress dismantled in 1628. Located in a rural village in the Pays de la Loire, it bears witness to local Protestant history.