Is the château de Champtoceaux still standing?

No, only ruins remain: the fortified complex was destroyed in 1420 on the order of John V of Brittany and never rebuilt.

Can you walk around the Champtoceaux castle site freely?

The site, now laid out as a promenade, can be explored outdoors among the remaining structures.

Since when has the site been protected as a historic monument?

The castle and walled town have been listed as a historic monument under a 2009 decree.

What remains to be seen on site?

Ruins of the lodge, the priory, the moats and the old town walls survive, along with the motte of the original castrum.

Champtoceaux Castle

Orée d'Anjou

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Visit duration: 20 min
Where: Orée d'Anjou

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Château de Champtoceaux stands in Orée d'Anjou (Maine-et-Loire), in the Pays de la Loire region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: Middle Ages). Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

At Champtoceaux, in Orée d'Anjou, visitors find not a standing castle but a medieval ruin turned public walk, overlooking the Loire. Occupied since the Neolithic era, the fortified site was levelled in 1420 on the order of John V of Brittany after his own captivity there, and it was never rebuilt. Paths lead through what remains of the lodge, the priory and the old moats, across the former walled town and its motte, in a setting that once drew the painter Turner in the nineteenth century.

Written from Château et ville close de Champtoceaux

What to know

The site consists of open-air ruins rather than a furnished or habitable building.
The visit is mainly on foot, outdoors, over uneven ground typical of an archaeological site.
The monument has been a listed historic site since 2009.
No information on opening hours or admission fees is available for this site.
Set on a bluff above the Loire, it suits a walk more than a guided indoor tour.

Practical information

Visit duration: 20 min
Wheelchair access: Not verified
Dogs: Not verified
Parking: Not verified

Where this château is

Orée d'Anjou · Maine-et-Loire · Pays de la Loire

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Address

1 Pl. des Piliers, 49270 Orée d'Anjou

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Château phone number

+33 2 41 72 62 32

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA49000077
Period of construction: Middle Ages

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Is the château de Champtoceaux still standing?: No, only ruins remain: the fortified complex was destroyed in 1420 on the order of John V of Brittany and never rebuilt.
Can you walk around the Champtoceaux castle site freely?: The site, now laid out as a promenade, can be explored outdoors among the remaining structures.
Since when has the site been protected as a historic monument?: The castle and walled town have been listed as a historic monument under a 2009 decree.
What remains to be seen on site?: Ruins of the lodge, the priory, the moats and the old town walls survive, along with the motte of the original castrum.