# Château de Billy

Billy, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Château de Billy stands in Billy (Allier), in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. The building is listed as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 13th century, 14th century). Its opening hours and prices were verified at the source on August 4, 2026.

The château de Billy stands in ruins atop a limestone hill in the Allier department, some fifteen kilometres from Vichy. Built around the turn of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, this stronghold belonged to the powerful lords of Bourbon before falling into slow decline following the 1576 siege. Visitors today find protected medieval ruins bearing traces of later Renaissance alterations.

**Information last verified on August 4, 2026.**

## Prices

- Free for Gratuit pour les moins de 8 ans, les accompagnateurs guides, les chauffeurs

## Practical information

- Wheelchair access : Not accessible
  - Non accessible en fauteuil roulant
- Dogs : Allowed on a lead
- Parking : Parking à proximité
- Toilets : yes
- Gift shop : yes

## Where this château is

- 5 Rue du Château, 03260 Billy
- +33 4 70 43 51 51
- 46.236666666, 3.428611111
- Heritage status : Listed historic monument (classé)
- Period of construction : 13e siècle, 14e siècle

## Sources

- Official website : https://vichymonamour.fr/decouvrir/envie-de-montagne/sur-la-piste-des-forteresses/forteresse-de-billy/
- Wikidata : https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q950048
- Mérimée record : https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/merimee/PA00093002

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