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Castles in Cher, France

12 open to visitors · 112 châteaux listed · Centre-Val de Loire

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

We record 112 castles, manor houses and strongholds in Cher, spread across 94 towns and villages. The ones with the most visitor reviews are Château d'Ainay-le-Vieil (open to visitors), Hôtel ou Palais Jacques-Coeur (a listed historic monument) and Château de Sagonne (Sagonne Castle) (527 reviews).

25 of them receive visitors, according to their official website or their business listing. We have checked the opening hours of 22 and the prices of 17 of them, and each entry shows the date of that check. 31 of them are listed historic monuments, the highest level of protection in French heritage law. The dominant period is the Middle Ages, with 68 buildings. Each entry says what we could verify and what still needs confirming: enough to plan a day that holds together.

The 8 castles not to miss in Cher

The most searched-for on Google and the most reviewed by visitors, among those open to visitors, with the essentials of each entry.

  1. 1

    Château de la Verrerie (Verrerie Castle)

    Oizon

    Set in a forest of the Cher department, the château de la Verrerie stands with its late 15th and early 16th century buildings beside a lake that mirrors its façades.

    Adult €10

  2. 2

    Château d'Ainay-le-Vieil

    Ainay-le-Vieil

    In the heart of the Berry region, the château of Ainay-le-Vieil presents an eight-sided fortified enclosure built around 1330-1340 for Jean de Sully, whose circular layout earned it the…

    Adult €13

  3. 3

    Château de Sagonne (Sagonne Castle)

    Sagonne

    At the heart of the village of Sagonne, in the Cher department, stands a fortress dating from the 14th century, built by the house of Sancerre to watch over the road between Bourges and…

    Adult €10

  4. 4

    Château de Menetou-Salon (Menetou-Salon Castle)

    Menetou-Salon

    Located in Menetou-Salon, in the Cher department, this château combines traces of a medieval stronghold with a neo-Gothic reconstruction completed at the end of the 19th century.

    Adult €11

  5. 5

    Buranlure

    Boulleret

    In Boulleret, in the Cher department, the château de Buranlure retains the architecture of a Berry stronghold built at the turning point between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.

    Adult €9

  6. 6

    Château de Lazenay (Lazenay Castle)

    Bourges

    The château de Lazenay stands on the edge of Bourges, along the banks of the Auron river, a short distance from the cathedral and the great tower of Philippe Auguste.

  7. 7

    Château de Mehun-sur-Yèvre (Mehun-sur-Yèvre Castle)

    Mehun-sur-Yèvre

    Perched on a rocky spur above the meeting point of the Yèvre and Annain rivers, the ruins of Mehun-sur-Yèvre castle recall a medieval stronghold later turned, under Jean de Berry, into one…

  8. 8

    Château de Culan (Culan Castle)

    Culan

    Culan Castle rises above a ravine in the Cher valley, a medieval fortress built in the 12th century and reinforced in the 14th by Louis de Culant, Grand Admiral of France.

The 10 most beautiful castles in Cher, our selection

Coming this weekend? 9 castles open on Saturday or Sunday in Cher.

How much does it cost? 17 entry prices in Cher, including 0 free castles.

During the holidays, 5 castles open in Cher (Christmas holidays).

During the holidays, 9 castles open in Cher (February holidays).

During the holidays, 19 castles open in Cher (spring holidays).

For the spring long weekends, 9 castles open at Easter 2027 in Cher · 18 castles open for the May 2027 long weekends in Cher.

In French: Tous les châteaux du Cher

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Frequently asked

How many châteaux in Cher can you visit?
We record 112 châteaux in Cher, across 94 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?
Château de la Verrerie, in Oizon, with — visitor reviews. Actual footfall is the measure, not an editorial ranking.
How many châteaux in Cher are listed historic monuments?
31 out of 112. 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 22 châteaux in this list, read from their official website or their business listing, with the date we last checked shown.