Château de Saint-Saturnin (Lozère)

Saint-Saturnin

Access

Opens occasionally

The château can be visited by guided tour, on reservation from April to June and in September/October on Thursdays, and without reservation in July and August on Tuesdays and Thursdays with the owners.

Source: Office de tourisme de l'Aubrac aux gorges du Tarn, courriel du 26 septembre 2026

Tickets and prices

Adult: €5

Free for les moins de 16 ans

Prices and tickets on the château’s website

Visit duration: 60 min
Where: Saint-Saturnin

To make a day of it

Open within 20 km

Château de Saint-Saturnin stands in Saint-Saturnin (Lozère), in the Occitanie region of France. The building is listed as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 14th century, 16th century, first quarter of the 17th century). Adult admission costs 5 EUR. The building opens only occasionally, for events.

Set at the foot of the cliffs of the Causse de Sauveterre in Lozère, the château de Saint-Saturnin retains a square keep dating from the late 13th or early 14th century, thought to be the only royal keep still standing in the Lot valley. The building forms a quadrangle flanked by three round towers and this square tower topped with machicolations, with a residential wing added in the 16th century. Long held by the Montferrand family, related to Pope Urban V, the château fell into ruin and nearly disappeared before being rebuilt stone by stone from 1995 onwards by its present owners. A local legend also survives, tied to old feudal customs and a punishment once carried out in the château's dungeons.

Written from Château de Saint-Saturnin (Lozère)

What to know

The château has been listed as a monument historique since its classification in 1995.
It can be spotted from a distance, notably from the A75 motorway.
The visit focuses on a restored site that once stood in ruins, with a medieval keep and 16th-century towers.
The château lies close to La Canourgue and the Causse de Sauveterre, a UNESCO World Heritage area.
No verified information on opening hours, prices or visit duration is available here.

Practical information

Opening hours

avril à juin et septembre/octobre: jeudis 14h30, visite guidée avec l'office de tourisme de La Canourgue, réservation obligatoire au 04 66 32 83 67, places limitées
juillet et août: mardis et jeudis 14h30, visite guidée avec les propriétaires, sans réservation

Prices

Adult: €5

Free for les moins de 16 ans

Visit duration: 60 min
Wheelchair access: Not verified
Dogs: Not verified
Parking: Not verified

Where this château is

Saint-Saturnin · Lozère · Occitanie

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Address

Château de, 48500 Saint-Saturnin

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Heritage status: Listed historic monument (classé); Mérimée record PA00135398
Period of construction: 14th century, 16th century, first quarter of the 17th century

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Sources

Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Mérimée register.