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Châteaux of Languedoc-Roussillon

This is the list of Châteaux in Languedoc-Roussillon. It is in the southern most region of France. It consists of 5 departments: Aude, Gard, Hérault, Lozè, Pyrénées-Orientales

We have listed 420 Chateaux in the Languedoc-Roussillon region (including ruins and "lost" Châteaux), of which 125 have their own dedicated page. If you know of any Châteaux in Languedoc-Roussillon that are not in our list, please let us know!

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https://fr.wikipedia.org/
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portail:Châteaux_de_France

Châteaux of Aude

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Name	Built	Condition	Location	Notes / more info
Ancien palais épiscopal ou ancien château	14th-18th century		Saint-Papoul
Château de Airoux	16th-17th century		Airoux	Privately owned.
Château d'Ailleville
Château de l'Abbé	12th-14th century		Ventenac-Cabardès	Privately owned
Château d'Aguilar	12th century	Ruine	Tuchan	In 1999, it is the setting for the television series Tramontane
Château d'Albières			Albières
Château des évêques d'Alet	14th century		Cournanel	Privately owned
Château de Aragon	16th-17th century		Aragon	Privately owned.
Château d'Argeliers	17th century		Argeliers	Privately owned.
Château d'Arques	14th century	Restored and partially rebuilt	Arques	From the Revolution, the castle fell into ruin. It is sold as national property and suffered some damage. It is classified as a historic monument in August 16, 1887. It is then restored and open to visitors.
Château de Arzens	15th-16th century		Arzens	Privately owned.
Château d'Auriac		Ruine	Auriac	The building is registered under the historical monuments in 1948.
Château de Baraigne	16th-17th century		Baraigne	Privately owned.
Château de Bar-sur-Seine
Château de Bligny
Château de Montaigu
Château de Bréviandes
Château de Brienne
Château de Bucey-en-Othe
Château de la Barthe	16th-17th century		Belflou	Privately owned.
Château de Belflou	15th-19th century		Belflou	Privately owned.
Château de Blanchefort			Rennes-les-Bains
Château de Bouilhonnac	16th century		Bouilhonnac	Privately owned.
Château de Bouisse			Bouisse
Château de Bugarach		Under contruction	Bugarach	The building is registered under the historical monuments in 1948 fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_de_Bugarach
Château de Cahuzac	18th century		Cahuzac	Privately owned.
Château de Chacenay
Château de Chamoy
Château de Charmont-sous-Barbuise
Château de Chavaudon
Château de Camps-sur-l'Agly			Camps-sur-l'Agly
Château de Capendu	Moyen Age		Capendu	Owned by the municipality.
Château de Cascastel	12th-18th century		Cascastel-des-Corbières	Owned by the municipality.
Château de Castel d'Ase			Soulatgé
Château de Castelmaure			Embres-et-Castelmaure
Château du Castelet des Crozes	18th century		Castelnaudary	Owned by a private company.
Château de Castelnaudary	16th century		Castelnaudary	Owned by the municipality.
Cité de Carcassonne	First mention in 333 AD	Restored	Carcassonne	In 1997, the city is listed as World Heritage by UNESCO. Today, the city has becoma a major tourist attaction which receives more than 2 million tourist each year. Several motions pictures haven been filmed in Carcassonne, around the city, as it offers a movie set in the Middle Ages which is perfect.
Château de Caudeval	13th-18th century		Caudeval	Privately owned.
Château de la Caunette	16th century		Lastours	Owned by a private company
Château de Cavanac	18th century		Cavanac	Privately owned.
Château de Celeyran	Gallo-romain		Salles-d'Aude	Privately owned
Château de Citou	16th century		Citou	Owned by the municipality
Château de Clermont-sur-Lauquet	12th-14th century		Clermont-sur-Lauquet	Privately owned
Château de Couffoulens	18th century		Cavanac	Privately owned
Château de Couiza	16th century		Couiza	Owned by a private company
Château de Coustaussa	12th-16th century	Ruins	Coustaussa	Privately owned
Château du Clos-Saint-Roch
Château de Cucugnan			Cucugnan
Château de Domneuve			Tuchan
Château de Durban	11th century		Durban-Corbières	Privately owned
Château de Droupt-Saint-Basle
Château de Durfort	11th century	Ruine	Vignevieille	The current ruins are those of a fortified settlement, including a chapel, home to rectangular windows and a tower. High thick walls, cellars and wells, vaulted rooms of square buildings, corner towers, turrets and a main tower are still visible. Today, the castle is privately owned. The castle is not consolidated, the risk of falling rocks is high.
Château de Fa			Fa
Château de Ferrals	16th century		Saint-Papoul	Privately owned
Château de Fitou	12th century		Fitou	Privately owned
Château de Gaussan	14th-19th century		Bizanet	Privately owned.
Château de Jaucourt
Château de Labécède-Lauragais	17th century		Labécède-Lauragais	Privately owned
Château de Lafage	16th century		Lafage	Owned by the municipality
Château de Lastours	First mention in 1067	Ruine	Lastours	The 4 castle are on a rocky outcrop above the town, the names are Cabaret (main), Tour Régine (latest and smallest), Surdespines (least preserved), Quertinheux (advanced battle defends the castles entrance).
Château de Leuc	13th-17th century		Leuc	Privately owned
Château de Malves-en-Minervois			Malves-en-Minervois	Owned by the municipality
Château de La Motte-Tilly
Château de Marquein	16th century		Marquein	Privately owned
Château de Mézerville	15th-17th century		Mézerville	Privately owned
Château de Miramont	Moyen Age		Barbaira	Owned by the municipality.
Château de Molleville	13th-18th century		Molleville	Privately owned
Château de Montferrand			Montferrand
Château de Montmaur	15th-17th century		Montmaur	Privately owned
Château de Padern	11th century	Ruine	Padern	The castle is in ruins, is not classified as historic monuments , the site is completely abandoned, and its getting worse by the day.
Château de Paulignan			Trausse
Château de Plancy
Château de Poussey
Château de Praslin
Château de Polisy
Château de Pont-sur-Seine
Château de Payra-sur-l'Hers	16th century		Payra-sur-l'Hers	Privately owned
Château de Pennautier	17th-19th century	In good condition	Pennautier	Privately owned
Château de Peyrepertuse	10th century	Ruine	Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse	Its ruins now serve nearly 100,000 visitors per year. They dominate the 800 m the vineyards of the region and the village of Duilhac (the Corbières).
Château de Pieusse	11th century	Ruine	Pieusse	The castle is now in the private domain and can not be visited. This is a "real" Cathar castle in the sense that it was not altered by the royal crown upon annexation of Roussillon in France. It is characterized by a massive dungeon era whose use was essentially defensive. It is sold as national property in 1791.
Château de La Pomarède	14th-15th century		Pomarède (La)	Privately owned
Château de Pomas	15th-17th century		Pomas	Privately owned
Château de Puichéric	16th-18th century		Puichéric	Privately owned.
Château de Puilaurens	1229	Ruine	Lapradelle-Puilaurens	It is now owned by the town.
Château de Puivert	12th century	Ruine	Puivert	Since its sale in 1995 by the family of Puivert, the castle has served on many films (The Ninth Gate, Winged Migration, The Passion of Beatrice ...) thanks to its well-preserved tower.
Château de Quéribus	10th century	Renovated	Cucugnan	It was between the years 1998 and 2002 that runs the full restoration of the castle. Many efforts are made ??to develop the site and secure access from the castle to the public. Thus, the roof of the tower has been converted into spacious terrace for visitors.
Château de Quillan	13th century	In good condition	Quillan	Privately owned
Château de Rieux-Minervois	13th-19th century		Rieux-Minervois	Private property
Château de Roquecourbe-Minervois	18th-20th century		Roquecourbe-Minervois	Private property
Château de Ricey-Bas
Château de Roquefère	17th century		Roquefère	Privately owned
Château de Saint-Ferriol	17th century		Saint-Ferriol	Owned by a private company
Château de Sainte-Maure
Château de Saint-Martin-de-Poursan	16th century		Carcassonne	Privately owned.
Château de Saint-Martin de Toques	12th-14th century		Bizanet	Privately owned.
Château de Saint-Michel-de-Lanès	13th century	In good condition	St Michel de Lanès	It is now a Bed and Breakfast.
Château de Saissac	Appeared in text in 960	Ruine but under restoration	Saissac	Since 1995, the municipality has a program of restoration. Some of the rooms have a small museum with information about the old currency, including the "treasure" found in Saissac (2000 denier, found in 1979 during the construction).
Château de Sallèles-d'Aude	16th-18th century		Sallèles-d'Aude	Owned by the municipality
Château des Saptes	16th century		Conques-sur-Orbiel	Privately owned
Château seigneurial Serres	16th-18th century		Serres	Privately owned
Château de La Serpent	17th-18th century		Serpent (La)	Privately owned
Château de Serviès-en-Val	13th-19th century		Serviès-en-Val	Privately owned
Château du Terral	19th-20th century		Ouveillan	Private property
Manoir des Tourelles
Château de Termes	10th century	Ruine	Termes	In ruins, the castle has undergone significant consolidation work, archaeological and topographical and architectural analysis. It is open to visitors and has a label designed to inform visitors. With the prospect of a better recovery, a program of archaeological research is being developed by the municipality and is likely to make fundamental elements of knowledge and development of the site.
Château de Villar-en-Val	17th-19th century		Villar-en-Val	Privately owned
Château de Villarzel	15th-17th century		Villarzel-du-Razès	Privately owned
Château de Vermoise
Château de Vaux
Château de Vendeuvre-sur-Barse
Château de Villehardouin
Château de Villerouge la Crémade			Fabrezan
Château de Villerouge-Termenès	12th century	Ruine	Villerouge-Termenès	The castle played an important role during the crusade against the Albigensians. The castle ruines, been a classification as historical monuments since October 6, 1976.
Tour Barberousse	10th century	Ruine	Gruissan	Today, the village of Gruissan built in circulade surrounds the castle ruins at the foot of which is the parish church of Our Lady of the Assumption . The site of the tower offers a pretty spectacular view, where you can admire the town and the coast, the pond, the salt marshes and the port of Gruissan.

Châteaux of Gard

Castille

Name	Built	Condition	Location	Notes / more info
Castellum divisorium de Nîmes		Ruins	Nîmes	Owned by the municipality
Château d'Aigues-Mortes			Aigues-Mortes
Château d'Aigremont
Château d'Aramon
Château d'Aiguèze
Château d'Allègre
Château d'Anduze
Château d'Arpaillargues
Château d'Aubussargues
Château d'Aumessas
Château d'Allègre	First mention in 1163	Ruine	Allègre-les-Fumades	The monument is subject to registration as a historic monument since July 25, 1997.
Château de Aramon	18th-19th century		Aramon	Owned by a private company
Château d'Assas	18th century		Vigan (Le)	Owned by an association
Château d'Aubais	17th century		Aubais	Owned by the municipality
Cheylard d'Aujac	12th-13th century	In good condition	Aujac	Privately owned
Château des Barbuts			Saint-André-de-Valborgne
Arque de Baron
Château de Beauvoisin
Château de Bez
Château de Boucoiran
Château des Buissières
Château de Bouquet
Château Barnier
Château de Bellecoste
Château de Roucaute
Château de Barjac	10th century		Barjac	The castle was restored and opened in 2008, now houses the Town Hall and became the cultural center od the town with exhibitions halls, drawing and painting, dance, music and accommodating the various associations.
Château de la Basse-Cour			Monteils	Privately owned
Château de Beaucaire	12th-16th century		Beaucaire	Owned by the municipality
Château de Blauzac	14th century		Blauzac	Private property
Château de Boissières
Château de Brignon
Château Barnier
Château de Bellevue
Château de la Bastide d'Orniols
Château de la Bastide-d'Engras
Château de Boissières			Boissières	It is now privately owned but it can be visited during Heritage Days.
Château de Brésis	Moyen Age		Ponteils-et-Brésis	Private property
Château de Calvières (Saint-Laurent-d'Aigouze)	17th-19th century		Saint-Laurent-d'Aigouze	Owned by a private company
Château de Calvières (Vézénobres)	18th century		Vézénobres	Privately owned
Château de Calvisson
Château de la Capelle
Château de Campestre
Château de Cornillon
Château fort de Corconne
Château de Clapices
Château de Caladon
Château de Collias
Puech de Cendras
Château de Cassagnoles
Château de Crouzas
Château de Castelnau Valence
Château de Candiac			Vestric-et-Candiac
Château de Cardet	18th century		Cardet	Privately owned
Château Le Castellas	12th-17th century		Saint-Bonnet-de-Salendrinque	Privately owned
Castellas de Belvezet	13th-14th century		Belvézet	Owned by the municipality
Château de Caveirac	17th century		Caveirac	Owned by the municipality
Château du Chaylard	12th-14th century		Aujac	Privately owned
Château dit Le Duché	12th-19th century		Uzès	Privately owned
Château de Domazan
Château de Durfort	12th century		Durfort-et-Saint-Martin-de-Sossenac	Privately owned
Château, église et presbytère	15th-17th century			Privately owned
Château d'Espeyran	19th century		Saint-Gilles	Today it houses the National Centre of microfilm and digitization. It is surrounded by a park of about 13 hectares where an archaeological reserve. It can be visted during Heritage Days.
Château d'Espinassous
Château de Fan	1550		Lussan	The xxi th century, the visit is free and open to the outside. The property is private and can not be visited. fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_de_Fan
Château de la Fare	16th century		Cavillargues	Privately owned
Château de Ferreyroles	10th century		St Privat de Champclos	During the last century, the tourist exploitation of the grooves (nudist camps) destroyed an ancient mill down the path between the castle and the river. fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_de_Ferreyroles
Château de Fesq	17th century		Vic-le-Fesq	Privately owned
Château de Foissac
Château de Fontarèches
Château de Fourques	Moyen Age		Fourques	Privately owned
Château de Fressac	13th century	Ruins	Fressac	Owned by the municipality
Château de Gaujac	17th century		Gaujac	Privately owned
Château de Grailhe
Château de Gicon
Château de Gajan
Château de Gallargues
Château de Garrigues
Château de Garons
Château de Générac
Château de Génolhac
Château de Générac	11th century	Restoration	Générac	It is now co-owned by the municipality and part of the building houses the Museum of the cooperage.
Château d'Isis		In good condition	Saint-Julien-de-la-Nef	Private property
Château de Lascours	13th-18th century		Laudun	Private property
Château de Lédenon	12th-18th century		Lédenon	Privately owned
Château de Lascours (Boisset-et-Gaujac)
Château de Lussan	11th century		Lussan	The castle now houses municipal services and is characterized by a steeple bell on one of its corner towers.
Château de Madières	14th-18th century		Rogues	Owned by a private company
Château de Mandajors	12th century	Ruine	Saint-Paul-la-Coste	It remains Castle Mandajors the ruins basements carved into the rock, a few departures towers, bread oven. The chapel in perfect condition, still serves as a place of worship would be the smallest Protestant church in France with only a couple of places. fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_de_Mandajors
Château de Montalet	Moyen Age		Molières-sur-Cèze	Private property
Château de Montaren-et-Saint-Médiers	16th century		Montaren-et-Saint-Médiers	Privately owned
Château de Montcalm			Vestric-et-Candiac	Privately owned
Château de Maransan
Château de Montjoie
Château de Montclus	12th-17th century		Montclus	Privately owned
Château de Montdardier	13th century		Montdardier	Castle Montdardier been entered in respect of historical monuments since February 20, 1989. Private property.
Château de Montfaucon	12th century		Montfaucon	Privately owned
Chateau de Montfrin	12th-19th century		Montfrin	Privately owned
Château de Montpezat	14th-16th century		Montpezat	Privately owned
Château de Nicolaï
Château de Pondres	12th century		Villevieille	It is the largest castle in the department of Gard, currently in a state of disrepair strong concern justifying the start of a campaign to rescue and restoration to restore this unique part remains its past splendor. The pigonnier, also very poor, deserves such measures ... fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_de_Pondres
Château de Portes	12th century	Under restoration	Portes	The castle is open to visitors all year round. Exhibitions, educational activities and cultural events are also organized.
Château de Pougnadoresse	12th century		Pougnadoresse	Privately owned
Château du plaisir
Château de Pouzilhac	12th century		Pouzilhac	Privately owned
Château de Rabasse	17th century		Remoulins	Privately owned
Château de Ribaute	13th-18th century		Ribaute-les-Tavernes	Private property
Château de Roux
Château de Roquemaure	13th century		Roquemaure	Privately owned
Château de Rousson	17th century		Rousson	Privately owned
Château de Saint-Chaptes	13th-17th century		Saint-Chaptes	Privately owned
Château de Salze
Château de Saint-Jean-du-Gard	13th century		Saint-Jean-du-Gard	Currently the building is managed by private owners, the site is open to the exhibitions and cultural events are held. Famous people stayed within its walls, Thoiras Marshal, the Duke of Rohan, Basville (intendant of Languedoc), Count de Broglie, the Duc de Noailles, Marshal Montrevel, Marshal Villars.
Château de Saint-Hippolyte-de-Caton	15th-18th century		Saint-Hippolyte-de-Caton	Owned by a private company
Château de Saint-Laurent-Le-Minier	1664		Saint-Laurent-le-Minier	Since 1977, the property was divided into co-properties. The castle of Saint-Laurent-le-Minier been entered in respect of historical monuments since January 6, 1988.
Château de Saint-Maximin	Moyen Age-18th century		Saint-Maximin	Privately owned
Château de Saint-Victor-de-Malcap			Saint-Victor-de-Malcap
Château de Sardan	19th century		Sardan	Privately owned
Château de Saze	16th century		Saze	Owned by the municipality
Château du Solier			Lasalle
Château de Sommières	13th-18th century		Sommières	Owned by the municipality
Château de Teillan			Aimargues	Currently owned by Mrs. Cazenove and can be visited during Heritage Days.
Château de Theyrargues			Rivières de Theyrargues	Still owned by the Ramel Family and its a private property. fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_de_Theyrargues
Château de Toiras	15th-18th century		Thoiras	Privately owned
Château de Tornac	11th-16th century		Tornac	Privately owned
Château de La Tour	13th century		Salles-du-Gardon (Les)	Owned by the municipality
Château de Vallabrix	16th century		Vallabrix	Private property
Château de Vibrac
Fort Vauban
Château de Valliguières	14th-19th century		Valliguières	Owned by the municipality
Château de Valcombe
Château fort de Valgarnide
Château de Villevieille	13th-18th century	In good condition	Villevieille	Privately owned
Château de Vissec	1228		Vissec	A formal presentation and an exhibition of originals held from August 7 to August 23, 2010 in the exhibition hall of the castle. The room of the castle has housed exhibitions 400 lamps acetylene.
Château d'Uzès			Uzès
Domaine de Castille	17th-20th century		Argilliers	Private property
Domaine de Saint-Privat	17th-18th century		Vers-Pont-du-Gard	Privately owned
Domaine de la Tour	13th-19th century		Saint-Chaptes	Privately owned
Fort Saint-André	1292		Villeneuve-lès-Avignon	Fort Saint-Andrè is classified as a historical monument by orders of April 25, 1903 and November 14, 1925.
Ruines du Castellas	12th-13th century		Saint-Victor-la-Coste	Owned by the municipality

Châteaux of Herault

Name	Built	Condition	Location	Notes / more info
Abbaye de Cassan	12th-18th century	In good condition	Roujan	Owned by a private company
Château d'Agel	12th century	In good condition	Montpellier	Owned now by Mr. and Mrs Ecal-Besse. It is now a Bed and Breakfast place. fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_d'Agel
Château d'Alco	1740	In good condition	Montpellier	The Alco castle was bought in January 1980 by the General Council of Hérault . It is the subject between 1985 and 1989, an extensive program including the construction of the Hotel Department, now located in front of him. It now houses the reception rooms and a restaurant for advisors. The gardens are open to the public.
Château d'Arboras	1654		Arboras	Currently owned by Mr. Coltier. It is the subject of a registration under the historical monuments since October 24, 1990 fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_d'Arboras
Château d'Assas	1759	In good condition	Assas	The castle was the setting for the filming of La Belle Noiseuse, a film by Jacques Rivette in 1991 and Return of Casanova 's Island Niermans in 1992. It can be visited on request or during Heritage Days.
Château d'Aubaigues			St-Étienne-de-Gourgas
Château d'Aumelas		Ruine	Aumelas	Owned by the town and it is subject to a classification under historical monuments since June 12, 1989.
Château des Bashy du Cayla	17th century		Pignan	Owned by the municipality
Château de Baulx	12th century	In good condition	St-Jean-de-Buèges	Owned by the town
Château de Beaufort	16th century		Beaufort	Currently a vineyard and it is the subject of a registration under the historical monuments since December 21, 1984 fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_de_Beaufort_(Hérault)
Château de Bélarga			Bélarga
Château du Battut
Château de Bionne	17th century	Well preserved	Montpellier	Today its a Castle hotel and owned by a commercial company. fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_de_Bionne
Château de la Blaquière			Saint-Jean-de-la-Blaquière
-Château de Bocaud	1618	Restored	Jacou	Now owned by the city of Jacou Bocaud Castle and its gardens are the subject of a restoration campaign. They are for the moment (September 2010) restoring the castle, not open to the public. fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_de_Bocaud
Château Bon	1694-1700	In good condition	Montpellier	Privately owned
Château du Bosc			Mudaison
Château de Bouloc	10th century	Gone	Ceilhes-et-Rocozels	In 1964 , the castle was destroyed by Bouloc Compagnie Nationale du Bas-Rhône in the impoundment of the dam's Avène to contain the flood of Orb. The location of the building is now under water, a few hundred meters south-west of the village of Ceilhes, opposite the current Café du Lac and along the old road known as Peyral (departmental D902) , where there is still the old barn castle, called "Farm Building" fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_de_Bouloc
Château de Brissac			Brissac
Château de Buzignargues	17th century		Buzignargues	Privately owned.
Château de Cabrerolles			Cabrerolles
Château de Cabrières
Château de Capion
Château de Capestangn
Château de Cabrières	6th century		Cabrières	Between 1986 and 1991, the excavations were conducted by the Group for Research and Studies Clermontais, led by Laurent Schneider
Château de Cambous	16th-17th century	In good condition	Viols-en-Laval	Privately owned
Château de Candillargues			Candillargues
Château de Canet	14th century	Ruins	Canet	Private property
Château de Caravettes			Murles
Château de Castelnau			Castelnau-de-Guers
Château de Castries	16th century	Restored	Castries	In 1985, the castle is listed historical monument since 1966, and its bequeathed to the French Academy, on the decision of its owner, Count René de La Croix de Castries said "the Duke de Castries", heir to the house of La Croix Castries.
Château de Caunelles	16th century		Juvignac	The area is now the center of a large vineyard in "Saint-Georges-d'Orques." fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_de_Caunelles
Château de Cazilhac	13th century	Restored	Bousquet-d'Orb	Castle Cazilhac is a member of the Conservatory gardens and landscapes. The courtyard and gardens are open to visitors. fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_de_Cazilhac
Château de Cazouls-d'Hérault	13th century		Cazouls-d'Hérault	Originally owned by the Order of Temple, followed by Order of St. John of Jerusalem and Timothy Mochal fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_de_Cazouls-d'Hérault
Château de Ceyras			Viols-en-Laval
Donjon de Colombières-sur-Orb	14th century		Colombières-sur-Orb	This dungeon is the subject of a registration under the historical monuments since June 28, 1939.
Château de Conas			Pézenas
Château de Coujan			Murviel-lès-Béziers
Château de Cournonterral			Cournonterral
Château de Creyssels			Mèze
Château du Cros			Le Cros
Château de la Devèze	18th century		Vérargues	Owned by a private company
Château de Dio	11th century		Dio-et-Valquières	Currently owned by a private person. The castle gate Dio been a classification as historical monuments since October 24, 1930
Château de l'Engarran	18th century		Lavérune	Currently owned by the SCEA Chateau de Engarran.
Château des évêques			Murviel-lès-Montpellier
Château d'Esparrou			Les Plans
Château de Félines			Mèze
Château de Flaugergues	End of 17th century		Montpellier	Owned by Mr. and Mrs. Colbert. This area is then transmitted by inheritance, but never sold. It is the center of a vineyard and can visit all year round.
Château de Fondouce			Pézenas
Château de Fos			Fos
Château de Fozières
Château de Fourques			Juvignac
Château de Fozières	12th century		Fozières	Owned by a private person and it is subject of a registration under the historical monuments since February 1951.
Château de Gardies			Argelliers
Château de la Garenne	17th-18th century		Poussan	Private property
Château des Gaucelm			Lunel
Château du Géant			St-Guilhem-le-Désert
Castellas de Gignac			Gignac
Château de Girard			Mèze
Château de Grézan
Château de Gourgas			St-Étienne-de-Gourgas
Château fort de Gourgas			St-Étienne-de-Gourgas
Château de Grandsagnes			Soulié (Le)	State property
Château de la Grange des Prés			Pézenas
Château de Grézan	19th century		Laurens	Owned by Ms. Marie-France Lanson. It is now winery.
Château des Guilhem	12th century	Ruine	Clermont-l'Hérault	Owned by the Association of values and heritage (held in leasehold by the city of Clermont-Hérault) The site is open to visitors, althought the access to the castle is not possible.
Château de Jonquières	1656	In good condition	Jonquières	Owned now by Mr. and Mrs. Cabissole. It is now a vineyard and a Bed and Breakfast place. fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_de_Jonquières
Château de Jonquières
Château de Larcade			Pouzols
Château de Laroque	11th century		Laroque	Owned by a private person and it is a subject of a registration under the historical monuments since January 22, 1979.
Château de Laroque			St-Étienne-de-Gourgas
Château de Larzac	17th-19th century		Pézenas	Privately owned
Château de Lavérune
Château de Lauroux			Lauroux
Château de la Lauze			St-Jean-de-Védas
Château de Lavagnac	17th century		Montagnac	It is now owned by a company name Leisure & Land SA (Cox Group, UK). fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_de_Lavagnac
Château de Lauzières	12th-15th century		Octon	Privately owned
Château de Lavalette	17th century		Lavalette	Privately owned.
Château Levat	18th century		Montpellier	More recently, the castle is owned by the Chamber of Trades and Crafts of Herault.
Château de Lézignan-la-Cèbe	17th century		Lézignan-la-Cèbe	Privately owned
Château de Libouriac	1883		Béziers	It is the subject of a registration under the historical monuments since December 12, 1995 fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_de_Libouriac
Château de Londres	16th-17th century		Notre-Dame-de-Londres	Privately owned
Château de Loubatières	15th-18th century		Pézenas	Privately owned
Château de Lunas			Lunas
Château de Lunel-Viel	19th century		Lunel-Viel	Owned by the municipality
Château de Malavieille			Mérifons
Chateau de Margon	15th-18th century	In good condition	Margon	Owned by a private company
Château de Marsillargues	14th-18th century		Marsillargues	Owned by the municipality
Château de Maureilhan	14th-17th century		Maureilhan	Privately owned
Château de Mercoirol			Les Aires
Château de Méric			Castelnau-le-Lez
Château de la Mogère
Citadelle de Minerve	13th century		Minerve	Owned by the municipality
Château de la Mogère	1715		Montpellier	It is listed as a historic monument since 1945.
Château de Monpeyroux			Montpeyroux
Château de Montarnaud			Montarnaud
Château de Montferrand	12th century	Ruine	Saint-Mathieu-de-Treviers	Owned by the municipality.
Château de Montferrier-sur-Lez	17th-18th century		Montferrier-sur-Lez	Owned by the municipality
Château de Montlaur (Montaud)			Montaud	Privately owned
Château de Montlaur (Poussan)			Poussan	Private property
Château de Montlaur (Murles)			Murles
Château des évêques de Montpellier	16th century		Lavérune	Currently owned by the municipality and it now a Museum of Contemporary Painting.
Castellas de Montpeyroux			Montpeyroux
Château de Montpezat			Pézenas
Château de la Mosson	1723		Montpellier	Owned by the municipality.
Château de Mourèze			Mourèze
Château de Murles			Murles
Château de Murviel			Murviel-lès-Béziers
Château de Mus			Murviel-lès-Béziers
Château des Archevêques de Narbonne	14th century		Capestang	Owned by the municipality and it is the subject of a classification as historical monuemnts since September 29, 1995.
Château de Nizas	16th-17th century		Nizas	Owned by a private company
Château d'O	1743	Restored	Montpellier	Passed through many hands, the estate was acquired in 1906 by the General Council of Hérault. The carefully restored castle and the park also restored, now house a 230-seat theater, an amphitheater of 1800 and an auditorium of 600 seats. The area is open to the public Tuesday through Sunday.
Château du Parc			Pézenas
Château de Pardailhan	17th century	In good condition	Pardailhan	Currently owned by Famille Joecker
Château de Parlatges			Saint-Pierre-de-la-Fage
Château de Pégairolles-de-l'Escalette	12th-17th century		Pégairolles-de-l'Escalette	Privately owned
Château de Perdiguier	13th-18th century		Maraussan	Privately owned
Château de Peyrat	16th-17th century		Tourbes	Privately owned
Château de Pézènes-les-Mines	14th-17th century		Pézènes-les-Mines	Privately owned
Château de Pignan			Pignan
Château de la Piscine	18th century	In good condition	Montpellier	In April 1965, the area was visited by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother during a private visit to France.
Château de Popian			Popian
Château de Poussan-le-Haut	1370		Béziers	Private owned and it is the subject of a registration under the historical monuments since October 31, 1975 fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_de_Poussan-le-Haut
Château de Pouzolles			Pouzolles
Château de Preignes-le-Vieux	12th-16th century		Vias	Owned by a private company
Château du Puech			Le Puech
Château de Puilacher	17th-18th century		Puilacher	Privately owned
Château de Puimisson	18th century		Puimisson	Owned by the municipality
Château de Puissalicon	13th-17th century		Puissalicon	Privately owned
Château de Puisserguier	12th century		Puisserguier	Private property
Château de Restinclières			Prades-le-Lez
Château de Ribaute	16th century	Restored	Lieuran-lès-Béziers	Since August 2004, the current owners to undertake restoration of the castle and park in the English style of eight hectares. It is now a Tourist accomodations or a Bed and Breakfast place. fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_de_Ribaute
Château de Roquelune			Pézenas
Château de la Roquette	12th century	In good condition	Rouet	Privately owned
Château Saint-Bauzille	19th century		Béziers	Currently owned by Jean-Claude Gisclard. A project of a Piano Museum is being constructed here. fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_Saint-Bauzille
Château de Saint-Geniès-de-Fontedit	17th century		Saint-Geniès-de-Fontedit	Private property
Château de Saint-Guiraud			Saint-Guiraud
Château de Savignac-le-Haut	12th century	In good condition	Cazouls-lès-Béziers	Owned by Mr. La Paquerie and it is now a Bed and Breakfast place. fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_de_Savignac-le-Haut
Château de Saint-Jean-de-Védas			St-Jean-de-Védas
Château de Saint-Julien			Pézenas
Château de Saint-Martin			La Vacquerie
Château de Saint-Maurice			St-Maurice-Navacelles
Château de Saint-Michel			Saint-Michel-d'Alajou
Château de St-Martin-de-Graves			Pézenas
Château de St-Martin-du-Vignogoul			Pignan
Domaine de Saint-Jean-de-Bébian
Château de Saint-Martin-de-Graves
Château de Saint-Martin-du-Vignogoul
Château de Saint-Pargoire			Saint-Pargoire
Château de Saint-Privat			Saint-Privat
Château de Sorbs	16th-17th century		Sorbs	Privately owned
Château de Soubès			Soubès
Château de la Tour (Hérault)	19th century		Montady	Privately owned
Château du Terral
Château de Tressan			Tressan
Château d'Usclas-du-Bosc			Usclas-du-Bosc
Château de Vendres	13th century		Vendres	Privately owned
Château de Verchant	16th century	In good condition	Castelnau-le-Lez	It is owned by Domaine de Verchant and it is now a Castle Hotel. fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_de_Verchant
Château du Vieux Mujolan	12th century		Fabrègues	Owned by a private person and it is now a Vineyard. It is subject for registration under historical monument since July 22, 1991.
Château du Villarel			Brissac
Domaine de Grammont	Rebuilt between 1895 and 1897		Montpellier
Domaine de St-Jean de Bébian			Pézenas
Maison Castanier-Rey			Mauguio
Résidence des abbés de Joncels	17th century		Tour-sur-Orb (La)	Privately owned
Roc Castel			Le Caylar
Tour de Montady	12th century		Montady

Châteaux of Lozere

Name	Built	Condition	Location	Notes / more info
Château d'Apcher		Ruine	Prunières	Keep intact is almost the only trace of the castle.
Château d'Arigès		In good condition	Bédouès
Château d'Ayres	8th century	In good condition	Meyrueis	Become a Luxury Hotel and Restaurant fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_d'Ayres
Château de la Baume	1630		Prinsuèjols	The "Versailles" lozérien, private property. The castle is open to visitors, was inscribed on the list of historical monuments in 1963 fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_de_la_Baume
Château de Barres
Château de Blanquefort			Les Vignes
Château du Boy	14th century		Lanuéjols	Become climate center.
Château de Calberte	11th century	Fully restored	Saint-Germain-de-Calberte	Owned by the Darnas Family. Today the castle is almost completely restored. The visit will be paid and so it is used to finance the work of clearing. In summer, an exhibition recounts the restoration work and the result of excavations. Its owner, goldsmith jeweler, will also present its productions.
Château de Cambiaire	1366	Restored	Saint-Étienne-Vallée-Française	Long the castle was a private property not visiting. Sold in 2011, it now has a tourist vocation cottages, guest house etc..
Château de Canilhac	12th century	Ruins	Canilhac
Château de Castanet	13th century		Pourcharesses	After restoration is completed in 2006, the castle will take guided tours and exhibitions organized by the Community of the Town.
Château de Castelbouc	12th century	Ruine	Sainte-Enimie	. It is now in ruins, and is virtually inaccessible.
Château de la Caze	15th century		Laval-du-Tarn	It was transformed in to a Luxury hotel and restaurant.
Château du Champ	1288		Altier	The castle now belongs to a private person and do not visit. In 1981, given the magnitude, urgency and cost of work to be done, it was decided to create a SCI family, with the aim to restore and keep it alive.
Château de Chanac	1194	Ruine	Chanac	Keep in tact is almost the only trace of the castle.
Château de Chapieu	11th century	Ruine	Lanuéjols	Today the castle is reached by following a path, but the few remaining ruins are overgrown.
Château de Charbonnières			Montbrun
Château du Choizal	17th century	In good condition	Balsièges
Château de Combettes (Estables)			Estables
Château de Combettes (Ribennes)	18th-20th century		Ribennes	Privately owned
Château de Condres	15th-18th century		Saint-Bonnet-de-Montauroux	Privately owned
Château de Cougoussac			Gabrias
Château de Florac	13th century		Florac	Since 1976, the castle was recently used as it became the seat of the Cevennes National Park which restored. In addition, it houses a permanent exhibition "Passengers Landscape": a modern performance space, interactive quadrillingue (French, English, German, Dutch).
Château du Fort	14th-17th century		Chambon-le-Château	Privately owned
Château de Fournels	16th-18th century		Fournels	Privately owned
Château de la Garde	14th century	Ruine	Albaret-Sainte-Marie	It is now in ruins and is easily accessible.
Château de la Garde-Guérin	13th century	Ruins	Prévenchères	Owned by the municipality
Château de Gralhon			Florac
Château de Grandlac			Laval-du-Tarn
Château de la Grange			Servières
Château de Grizac	13th century		Le Pont-de-Montvert	Owned by Renaud Laubespin. On December 21, 1984, the house (the remaining parts of the castle) were classified historical monument, and all outbuildings and farm buildings was registered.
Château d'Hauterives	12th century	Ruins	Sainte-Enimie
Château de Luc	12th century	Ruine	Luc	In 1878 , the tower is transformed into a chapel and a statue of the Virgin Mary at the top is installed. The castle ruins were listed historical monument February 10, 1986.
Castel Merlet			La Malène
Château de Meyrueis	10th century	Ruine	Meyrueis	Demolished in 1632, replaced by the Chapel of Our Lady of the Rock (1875) fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meyrueis#Ancien_ch.C3.A2teau_et_Notre-Dame_du_Rocher
Château de Miral	13thn century		Bédouès	It gradually fell into ruin, until a private action in the early 1980s for repair. Thus the castle is protected by registration as historical monuments since 1984.
Château de Montferrand		Ruine	Banassac	It is now in ruins but remains easily accessible
Château de Montjézieu	Mention in 12th century	Restored	La Canourgue	In 1971 , the castle is listed as a historical monument.
Château de Montialoux	12th century	Ruine	Saint-Bauzile	The remains include a wall, terraces that may indicate the presence of a second wall. A vaulted passage leads to the courtyard, the chapel was against the enclosure. A newer home occupies the south side of the courtyard, it also remains the foundations of a round tower.
Château de Montjézieu
Château de Montmirat			Saint-Étienne-du-Valdonnez
Château abbatial Naussac	16th-17th century		Naussac	Owned by a private company
Château d'Orfeuillette	1875	In good condition	Albaret-Sainte-Marie	Privately owned
Château de Planchamp			Pied-de-Borne
Château de Prades	12th-13th century	In good condition	Sainte-Enimie	Owned by a private company
Château de Ressouches	16th-17th century		Chanac	Privately owned
Château de Rocheblave	16th century	In good condition	Ispagnac
Château de Roquedols	1300	Repaired	Meyrueis	Information Centre of the Cevennes National Park and open to the public. (temporarily closed).
Château du Roure	11th-15th century		Prévenchères	Privately owned
Château de Saint-Alban	11th century		Saint-Alban-sur-Limagnole	Become psychiatric hospital, also houses the tourist office and part of the museum's collection of Mende.
Château de Saint-Julien-d'Arpaon	13th century	Ruine	Saint-Julien-d'Arpaon	The castle then suffer the ravages of time, and is currently in ruins, though better preserved than many castles in Gevaudan.
Château de Saint-Lambert	18th-19th century	In good condition	Marvejols	Privately owned
Château de Saint-Saturnin	13th century	Restored	Saint-Saturnin	It is also in ruin at the national inventory in 1968 but an association begins to restore it. It is also registered as a historical monument since 1995.
Château de Salgas	18th-19th century	In good condition	Vebron	Privately owned
Château des Sallèles			Banassac
Château du Solier			Saint-Hilaire-de-Lavit
Château du Tournel	13th century	Ruine	Saint-Julien-du-Tournel	The castle appeared in some films- Coline Serreau " Saint-Jacques ... Mecca.
Château de la Vigerie			Langogne
Château de Villaret	12th century		Allenc	It remains today a tower located in the center of the natural park valley of Villaret, where he hosts various exhibitions.
Domaine du Solier	16th-18th century		Saint-Hilaire-de-Lavit	Privately owned
Domaine de la Grange	16th-17th century		Servières	Privately owned
Manoir d'Issenges		In good condition	Bédouès	Private property
Manoir de Montesquiou	15th century	In good condition	La Malène	Private property

Châteaux of Pyrenees orientales

Name	Built	Condition	Location	Notes / more info
Château d'Arda			Sournia
Château d'Aubiry	19th-20th century	In good condition	Céret	Private property
Château d'En Bardou	19th- 20th century		Elne	Owned by the municipality
Château de Bélesta			Bélesta
Château de Canet-en-Roussillon	11th century	Restored	Canet-en-Roussillon	Registered as an historic monument since 1984, is being restored by the Friends of Old Canet.
Château de Castelnou	11th century	Restored	Castelnou	Currently owned by the Credit Agricole South Mediterranean.
Château Royal de Collioure	12th century		Collioure	The castle is owned by the General Council of the Pyrénées-Orientales since 1952 and manages the reception of the public and the organization of events, with the city of Collioure and Cultural Network Catalan Earth.
Château des Comtes de Conflent-Cerdagne	11th century		Corneilla-de-Conflent	Privately owned
Château de Corbère	10th-15th century	Ruins	Corbère	Owned by a private company
Château de Cuxous	11th-13th century		Cassagnes	Privately owned
Château Ducup			Perpignan
Château de l'Esparrou	19th century	In good condition	Canet-en-Roussillon	Private property
Château d'Evol	13th century		Olette	Privately owned
Château féodal de Carol			Porta	Owned by the municipality
Fort Libéria
Château, dit Mas de Las Fons	12th-14th century		Calce	Owned by the municipality
Château et enceinte fortifiée Montalba-le-Château	12th-13th century		Montalba-le-Château	Privately owned
Château de Mosset			Mosset
Palais Majeur
Château de Nyer			Nyer
Château de Paracolls			Molitg-les-Bains
Château de Pujols	13th century	Ruins	Argelès-sur-Mer	Owned by the municipality
Château de Riell			Molitg-les-Bains
Château de la Roca d'Anyer	10th-16th century	Ruins	Nyer	Owned by the municipality
Château de Sabarda			Caudiès-de-Fenouillèdes
Château de Saint-Hippolyte	17th-18th century		Saint-Hippolyte	Privately owned
Château de Saü			Thuir
Château de Tautavel	13th century		Tautavel	Owned by the municipality
Château de Valmy	1888-1900	In good condition	Argelès-sur-Mer	Privately owned
Château vicomtal Saint-Pierre de Fenouillet	11th century	Ruins	Fenouillet
Château du Vivier			Le Vivier
Château d'Ultrère	First mention in 673	Ruine	Argelès-sur-Mer	Apart from cultural tourism, the site is a climbing very popular with local rock climbers. About fifty channels are equipped traveled. More broadly the site developed into places of hiking and diverse. (Site for paragliding, mountain biking, etc ...).
Château d'Ultrère
Fort de Bellegarde	17th century	In good condition	Le Perthus
Fort Lagarde	17th century	Restored	Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste	In 1976 , more than fifty years after its disarmament, it was acquired by the joint undertaking restoration.
Forteresse de Salses	1497		Salses-le-Château	Being manage by the Centre of the National Monuments.
Fort Libéria	1681	Restored	Villefranche-de-Conflent	The fort was put up for sale and purchased in 1955 by Mr. Marcel Puy, who made ??it a wedding gift to his wife. Finally in 1984, Mr. Puy signed a long lease with 4 merchants of the city and after three years of restoration, the fort was opened to the public in 1987.
Fort Saint-Elme	1538-1552	In good condition	Collioure	Privately owned
Palais des rois de Majorque	13th century		Perpignan	Owned by the General Council of the Pyrénées-Orientales and its open to the public. Events are being organized here.
Tours de Cabrenc	13th century	Ruins	Serralongue	Owned by the municipality

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