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Castles in Deux-Sèvres, France

7 open to visitors · 125 châteaux listed · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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

We record 125 castles, manor houses and strongholds in Deux-Sèvres, spread across 88 towns and villages. The ones with the most visitor reviews are Château de Bressuire (Bressuire Castle) (a listed historic monument), Château du Coudray-Salbart (Coudray-Salbart Castle) (open to visitors) and Donjon de Niort (12th century).

13 of them receive visitors, according to their official website or their business listing. We have checked the opening hours of 10 and the prices of 8 of them, and each entry shows the date of that check. 27 of them are listed historic monuments, the highest level of protection in French heritage law. The dominant period is the Middle Ages, with 64 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 Deux-Sèvres

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

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    Château de Bressuire (Bressuire Castle)

    Bressuire

    The ruins of Bressuire castle stand on the tip of a plateau overlooking a bend in the river, in the Deux-Sèvres.

  2. 2

    Château de Thouars (Thouars Castle)

    Thouars

    The château de Thouars overlooks the Thouet valley in Thouars, in the Deux-Sèvres department.

  3. 3

    Château du Coudray-Salbart (Coudray-Salbart Castle)

    Nouvelle-Aquitaine

    On the banks of the Sèvre Niortaise river, the ruins of the Coudray-Salbart castle recall a stronghold built between the 12th and 13th centuries by the lords of Parthenay-Larchevêque, with…

    Adult €7

  4. 4

    Donjon de Niort

    Niort

    Two massive towers standing by the Sèvre Niortaise river are what remains of the castle built for Henry II Plantagenet at the end of the 12th century.

  5. 5

    Château de Saint-Mesmin (Saint-Mesmin Castle)

    Saint-André-sur-Sèvre

    Built around 1370 on a rocky outcrop above a marshy plain in the Deux-Sèvres region, Saint-Mesmin castle retains its hexagonal curtain wall flanked by horseshoe-shaped towers and a…

  6. 6

    Château de Javarzay (Javarzay Castle)

    Chef-Boutonne

    The château de Javarzay stands in Chef-Boutonne, in the Deux-Sèvres, built of tuffeau stone in the 16th century with the look of a small Loire valley castle.

    Adult €8

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    Château de la Durbelière (Durbelière Castle)

    Mauléon

    In Mauléon, in the Deux-Sèvres, the ruins of the Durbelière recall a former manor built by the Rorthais family and later the Meulles, reworked in the 15th and 17th centuries before being…

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    Château de Mursay (Mursay Castle)

    Échiré

    On the left bank of the Sèvre niortaise, in Échiré, the ruins of the château de Mursay recall a 16th-century manor house where Françoise d'Aubigné, the future Madame de Maintenon, spent her…

The 10 most beautiful castles in Deux-Sèvres, our selection

Coming this weekend? 7 castles open on Saturday or Sunday in Deux-Sèvres.

How much does it cost? 7 entry prices in Deux-Sèvres, including 0 free castles.

During the holidays, 6 castles open in Deux-Sèvres (Christmas holidays).

During the holidays, 9 castles open in Deux-Sèvres (February holidays).

During the holidays, 8 castles open in Deux-Sèvres (spring holidays).

For the spring long weekends, 8 castles open at Easter 2027 in Deux-Sèvres · 8 castles open for the May 2027 long weekends in Deux-Sèvres.

In French: Tous les châteaux des Deux-Sèvres

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Frequently asked

How many châteaux in Deux-Sèvres can you visit?
We record 125 châteaux in Deux-Sèvres, across 88 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 Deux-Sèvres?
Château de Bressuire, in Bressuire, with 1,460 visitor reviews. Actual footfall is the measure, not an editorial ranking.
How many châteaux in Deux-Sèvres are listed historic monuments?
27 out of 125. 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 10 châteaux in this list, read from their official website or their business listing, with the date we last checked shown.