Château du Lude

Lude Castle

Le Lude

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Prices: from €12.00
Visit duration: 120 min
Where: Le Lude

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Château du Lude stands in Le Lude (Sarthe), in the Pays de la Loire region of France. The building is listed as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 16th century, third quarter of the 19th century). Adult admission costs 12 EUR. Its opening hours and prices were verified at the source on August 4, 2026.

What the French Ministry of Culture records

Jardins réalisés au 19e siècle par le paysagiste Edouard André. Une première machine élévatrice des eaux a été mise en place en 1851, au bord du Loir, remplacé par la suite par un tympan hydraulique. Il avait pour but d'alimenter un réseau de canaux servant à irriguer les prairies destinées au pacage des chevaux.

Extract from the official record PA00109788 · Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée database, Open Licence

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Opening hours

du 4 avril au 30 septembre: Château 10h30-12h30 / 14h30-18h, Jardins 10h-12h30 / 14h-18h
week-ends d'octobre et vacances scolaires d'hiver: Château 14h30-18h, Jardins 14h-18h

Annual closures : 24; 25 and 31 December; 1 January

Prices

Adult: €12.00
Child: €6.00

Visit duration: 120 min
Wheelchair access: Ground floor accessible
Dogs: Allowed on a lead
Parking: Not verified

The château, the gardens and the outbuildings are accessible to visitors with reduced mobility, excluding upper floors.

Where this château is

Le Lude · Sarthe · Pays de la Loire

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Le Lude, Sarthe

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Heritage status: Listed historic monument (classé); Mérimée record PA00109788
Period of construction: 16th century, third quarter of the 19th century

Information verified on August 4, 2026 · Hours and prices: see the official website

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Sources

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