Château de la Rivière

Rivière Castle

Saint-Fromond

Access

No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Saint-Fromond

To make a day of it

Open within 20 km

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Château de la Rivière stands in Saint-Fromond (Manche), in the Normandie region of France. No visits are on record for this building.

The ruins of the Château de la Rivière stand on a low rise amid the former marshes of the Vire river, in Saint-Fromond. Built in the 13th century and entirely rebuilt in the late 15th, this former stronghold still shows its broad polygonal moated enclosure flanked by round towers, including a keep. The 1944 fighting badly damaged the building, which had been used as a powder store and was blown up by German forces before their withdrawal. The site now shelters a colony of storks.

Written from Château de la Rivière (Manche)

What to know

The interior of the ruins is closed to visitors in order to protect the storks nesting on site.
The château can therefore only be viewed from the outside, around the former marshland.
No opening hours or admission fees apply, since there is no organised visit of the interior.
The ground is flat but damp, being former marshland, so sturdy footwear is advisable.
No information is available regarding accessibility for people with reduced mobility or for dogs.