Château de Castelnau-Bretenoux
Castelnau-Bretenoux Castle
Prudhomat
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- Prices
- from €9.00
- Visit duration
- 60 min
- Where
- Prudhomat
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Open within 20 km
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Château de Castelnau-Bretenoux stands in Prudhomat (Lot), in the Occitanie region of France. The building is listed as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 11th century, 14th century, 17th century, 18th century). Adult admission costs 9 EUR. Its opening hours and prices were verified at the source on August 8, 2026.
What the French Ministry of Culture records
Au 13e siècle, à cet emplacement, fut fondée la bastide de Bretenoux. Ce château fut aggrandi et restauré jusqu'en 1782. Un incendie le ravagea en 1851. Le plan en triangle comporte un corps de place cantonné à ses sommets de tours rondes et flanqué, sur chacun de ses longs pans, par une tour en fer à cheval. Il est protégé par une enceinte qui l'enveloppe totalement. A l'intérieur de la place, les courtines sont flanquées de bâtiments implantés autour d'une cour d'honneur triangulaire. Datant du 13e siècle, le donjon carré se dresse à l'angle sud-est. Le bâtiment de l'Auditoire, considéré comme étant le donjon du castrum existant en 1050, est adossé à la courtine sud. La chapelle du 15e siècle fait suite à ce bâtiment. Au 17e siècle, le château est percé de fenêtres à meneaux et les corps de logis sud et est sont doublés sur leur longueur.
Extract from the official record PA00095185 · Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée database, Open Licence
Practical information
Opening hours
- from 2 May to 30 June
- 10h-12h30 et 14h-18h30
- from 1 July to 31 August
- 10h-18h30
- from 1 September to 30 April
- 10h-12h30 et 14h-17h30
Annual closures : Tuesday, 1 January, 1 May, 1 and 11 November, 25 December
Prices
- Adult
- €9.00
- Child
- Free
Free for Under 18 years old ; 18-25 years old (EU nationals and non-European legal residents) ; Person with disability and their companion ; Job seeker ; Pass éducation ; Military personnel with Sentinelle mission order ; ICOM and ICOMOS members ; Journalists ; Holders of the French Ministry of Culture card + 1 companion ; Holders of the CMN card + 1 companion ; For everyone on the first Sunday of January, February, March, November and December and during European Heritage Days
- Visit duration
- 60 min
- Wheelchair access
- Not verified
- Dogs
- Allowed on a lead
- Parking
- Municipal parking below the castle village, paid every day of the year, flat rate €4, 5 to 10 minutes' walk to the castle entrance.
The Château de Castelnau-Bretenoux is a monument partially accessible to people with reduced mobility and has many steps. For visitors in wheelchairs, access to the inner courtyard is difficult due to the gravel and stone surface. The furnished rooms are not accessible to people in wheelchairs.
On site
- Gift shop
- Child-friendly
Where this château is
Prudhomat · Lot · Occitanie
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Address
Prudhomat, Lot
Directions open from wherever you are, by car or public transport.
- Period of construction
- 11th century, 14th century, 17th century, 18th century
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Information verified on August 8, 2026 · Hours and prices: see the official website
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Sources
Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Mérimée register.
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- Wikidata Q425789
- Mérimée PA00095185
- Official website
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