château d'Ainay-le-Vieil
Ainay-le-Vieil
Information last verified on
August 4, 2026
Practical information
Opening hours
- du 28 mars au 26 avril
- tous les jours sauf le mardi, week-end et/ou jours fériés de 10h à 18h
- du 27 avril au 30 août
- tous les jours de 10h à 19h
- du 31 août au 27 septembre
- tous les jours sauf le mardi, week-end et/ou jours fériés de 10h à 18h
- le 20 septembre
- ouverture exceptionnelle de 10h à 19h (Journées Européennes du Patrimoine)
Annual closures : Tuesday (except weekends and public holidays) from 28 March to 26 April and from 31 August to 27 September
Prices
- Adult
- €13.00
- Child
- Free
- Reduced
- €10.00
Free for Children under 5; companion of a person with reduced mobility
- Visit duration
- 75 min
- Wheelchair access
- Grounds accessible
- Dogs
- Allowed on a lead
- Parking
- Designated parking area, parking under video surveillance, 2 spaces for charging an electric vehicle, 2 disabled parking spaces, 2 motorhome spaces, closed at night. Coaches are not allowed in the château car park but may park next to the Mairie.
Some circulation areas in the château are narrow and impassable for wheelchair users (stairs leading to the ramparts and to the Renaissance residence). The park and gardens remain accessible (grass and sand).
On site
- Food and drink
- Gift shop
- Picnic area
- Child-friendly
Where this château is
Ainay-le-Vieil · Cher · Centre-Val de Loire
7 Rue du Château, 18200 Ainay-le-Vieil
Heritage status
Listed historic monument (classé)
Period of construction
14e siècle, 15e siècle, 16e siècle, 17e siècle, 19e siècle
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Sources
Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Mérimée register.
- Wikidata Q1318314
- Mérimée PA00096626
- Official website
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