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Castles in Cher, France

110 châteaux listed · Centre-Val de Loire

Every château we have listed in this department, with its verification level.

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We record 110 castles, manor houses and strongholds in Cher, spread across 93 towns and villages. The ones with the most visitor reviews are Hôtel ou Palais Jacques-Coeur (open to visitors), Château d'Ainay-le-Vieil (a listed historic monument), Château de Meillant (Meillant Castle) (743 reviews), Château des Stuarts (Stuarts Castle) (open to visitors) and Château de Sagonne (Sagonne Castle) (open to visitors).

20 of them receive visitors, according to their official website or their business listing. We have checked the opening hours of 17 and the prices of 13 of them, and each entry shows the date of that check. 30 of them are listed historic monuments, the highest level of protection in French heritage law. The dominant period is the Middle Ages, with 67 buildings. Each entry says what we could verify and what still needs confirming: enough to plan a day that holds together.

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In French: Tous les châteaux du Cher

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Frequently asked

How many châteaux in Cher can you visit?
We record 110 châteaux in Cher, across 93 towns and villages. Not all are open: many are private properties we list for their heritage interest, and the entry says so when we know.
Which is the most visited château in Cher?
Hôtel ou Palais Jacques-Coeur, in Bourges, with 3,248 visitor reviews. Actual footfall is the measure, not an editorial ranking.
How many châteaux in Cher are listed historic monuments?
30 out of 110. Listing is the highest level of protection in French heritage law; every entry links to its official record in the Mérimée database.
Where can I find opening hours?
On each entry. We know the hours of 17 châteaux in this list, read from their official website or their business listing, with the date we last checked shown.