# Château de Coucy

Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique, Aisne, Hauts-de-France

Château de Coucy stands in Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique (Aisne), in the Hauts-de-France region of France. The building is listed as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 12th century, 13th century). Adult admission costs 7 EUR. Its opening hours and prices were verified at the source on August 4, 2026.

Coucy castle is visited today as a ruin, standing on a rocky spur above the valleys of the Oise and the Ailette. Built from the 13th century onward by the powerful Coucy family, it once held what was reputed the tallest keep in the Western world, blown up by German forces in 1917 without military justification. The remains, now consolidated and subject to archaeological digs, still bear witness to a turbulent past stretching from the Fronde to the First World War.

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

## Prices

- Adult : 7 EUR
- Child : 0 EUR
- Free for Moins de 18 ans, 18-25 ans (UE et résidents réguliers non-européens), personne en situation de handicap et son accompagnateur, demandeur d'emploi (attestation de moins de 6 mois), Pass éducation, premier dimanche des mois de janvier, février, mars, novembre, décembre

## Practical information

- Dogs : Allowed on a lead
- Parking : De nombreux parkings sont disponibles
- Toilets : yes
- Child-friendly : yes

## Where this château is

- Rue du Château, 02380 Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique
- +33 3 23 52 71 28
- 49.52166667, 3.31861111
- Heritage status : Listed historic monument (classé)
- Period of construction : 12e siècle, 13e siècle

## Sources

- Official website : http://www.chateau-coucy.fr/
- Wikidata : https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q576534
- Mérimée record : https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/merimee/PA00115617

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