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Castles in Haute-Garonne, France

13 open to visitors · 110 châteaux listed · Occitanie

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

We record 110 castles, manor houses and strongholds in Haute-Garonne, spread across 94 towns and villages. The ones with the most visitor reviews are Château de Merville (Merville Castle) (open to visitors), Château de Laréole (Laréole Castle) (a listed historic monument), Château du Croisillat (Croisillat Castle) (you can stay the night), Château des Demoiselles (Demoiselles Castle) (on the historic monuments register) and Château de Launac (Launac Castle) (216 reviews).

18 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 4 of them, and each entry shows the date of that check. 18 of them are listed historic monuments, the highest level of protection in French heritage law. The dominant period is the Renaissance, with 50 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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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 Merville (Merville Castle)

    Merville

    Some twenty kilometres from Toulouse, the château de Merville displays a long pink-brick façade raised in the mid-18th century to the design of its owner, the marquis de…

  2. 2

    Château de Laréole (Laréole Castle)

    Laréole

    The Château de Laréole stands on the edge of the Gascon hills, not far from Toulouse.

  3. 3

    Château des Demoiselles (Demoiselles Castle)

    Frouzins

    In Frouzins, just outside Toulouse, the Château des Demoiselles is an 18th century country house built around a courtyard, with its outbuildings, an orangery and a square dovecote resting…

  4. 4

    Château de Launac (Launac Castle)

    Launac

    Some thirty kilometres northwest of Toulouse, the château de Launac preserves the memory of a medieval brick stronghold built by the lords of L'Isle-Jourdain.

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    Château de Valmirande (Valmirande Castle)

    Montréjeau

    The château de Valmirande stands at Montréjeau, at the centre of an estate laid out at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries for a wealthy young heir with a passion for the mountains.

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    Château de Montlaur (Montlaur Castle)

    Montlaur

    Built in brick on a site that once belonged to the Counts of Toulouse, the château de Montlaur took its present form during the Renaissance, a period boosted locally by the woad trade.

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    Château de Soule (Soule Castle)

    Ramonville-Saint-Agne

    Château de Soule, in Ramonville-Saint-Agne (Haute-Garonne), France. Location, access and practical information.

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    Château de Thégra (Thégra Castle)

    Balma

    In Balma, on the outskirts of Toulouse, the château de Thégra owes its present form to Durand d'Abbatia, a Toulouse capitoul who rebuilt in the 16th century an older fortified house already…

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In French: Tous les châteaux de la Haute-Garonne

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Frequently asked

How many châteaux in Haute-Garonne can you visit?
We record 110 châteaux in Haute-Garonne, 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 Haute-Garonne?
Château de Merville, in Merville, with 1,038 visitor reviews. Actual footfall is the measure, not an editorial ranking.
How many châteaux in Haute-Garonne are listed historic monuments?
18 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.