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Castles in Hautes-Alpes, France

2 open to visitors · 24 châteaux listed · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Every château we have listed in this department, with its verification level.

We record 24 castles, manor houses and strongholds in Hautes-Alpes, spread across 17 towns and villages. The ones with the most visitor reviews are Domaine de Charance (open to visitors), Château de Tallard (Tallard Castle) (a listed historic monument), Château de Picomtal (Picomtal Castle) (wheelchair accessible), Château des Herbeys (Herbeys Castle) (you can stay the night) and Château de Charance (Charance Castle) (with a restaurant).

5 of them receive visitors, according to their official website or their business listing. We have checked the opening hours of 5 and the prices of 3 of them, and each entry shows the date of that check. 3 of them are listed historic monuments, the highest level of protection in French heritage law. The dominant period is the Renaissance, with 9 buildings. Each entry says what we could verify and what still needs confirming: enough to plan a day that holds together.

The 8 castles not to miss in Hautes-Alpes

The most searched-for on Google and the most reviewed by visitors, among those open to visitors, with the essentials of each entry.

  1. 1

    Domaine de Charance

    Gap

    Perched above Gap, the Charance estate retains traces of a bishops' château reshaped over several centuries, surrounded by a park and terraced gardens laid out from the 18th century onward.

  2. 2

    Château de Tallard (Tallard Castle)

    Tallard

    Standing on a rocky spur above the Durance river, Tallard castle combines the remains of a medieval stronghold with a residence reworked during the Renaissance.

  3. 3

    Château de Picomtal (Picomtal Castle)

    Crots

    In Crots, in the Hautes-Alpes, the château de Picomtal raises its medieval towers above the Durance valley.

    Adult €12

  4. 4

    Château des Herbeys (Herbeys Castle)

    Aubessagne

    The château des Herbeys stands at Chauffayer, in the commune of Aubessagne in the Hautes-Alpes, close to the Route Napoléon and the Valgaudemar valley.

  5. 5

    Château de Charance (Charance Castle)

    Gap

    On the outskirts of Gap, the château de Charance stands on a site that has been fortified since the Middle Ages, reshaped over the centuries by the town's bishops before becoming municipal…

  6. 6

    Château de Montmaur (Montmaur Castle)

    Montmaur

    The château de Montmaur, in the Hautes-Alpes region, is a 14th-century building listed as a historic monument.

  7. 7

    Château de Lesdiguières (Lesdiguières Castle)

    Le Glaizil

    At the mouth of the Drac gorge, the ruins of the château at Le Glaizil recall the power of François de Bonne, duke of Lesdiguières and constable of France, who had this residence built in…

  8. 8

    Château de Saint-Léger-les-Mélèzes

    Saint-Léger-les-Mélèzes

    In Saint-Léger-les-Mélèzes, in the Hautes-Alpes department, this castle stands on the site of a former Cluniac priory dating from the 13th century.

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Frequently asked

How many châteaux in Hautes-Alpes can you visit?
We record 24 châteaux in Hautes-Alpes, across 17 towns and villages. Not all are open: many are private properties we list for their heritage interest, and the entry says so when we know.
Which is the most visited château in Hautes-Alpes?
Domaine de Charance, in Gap, with 202 visitor reviews. Actual footfall is the measure, not an editorial ranking.
How many châteaux in Hautes-Alpes are listed historic monuments?
3 out of 24. Listing is the highest level of protection in French heritage law; every entry links to its official record in the Mérimée database.
Where can I find opening hours?
On each entry. We know the hours of 5 châteaux in this list, read from their official website or their business listing, with the date we last checked shown.