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Castles in Haute-Saône, France

4 open to visitors · 71 châteaux listed · Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

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

We record 71 castles, manor houses and strongholds in Haute-Saône, spread across 63 towns and villages. The ones with the most visitor reviews are Château de Villersexel (Villersexel Castle) (open to visitors), Château de Ray-sur-Saône (Ray-sur-Saône Castle) (a listed historic monument) and Château de Beaujeu (Beaujeu Castle) (on the historic monuments register).

6 of them receive visitors, according to their official website or their business listing. We have checked the opening hours of 5 and the prices of 4 of them, and each entry shows the date of that check. 14 of them are listed historic monuments, the highest level of protection in French heritage law. The dominant period is the Classical period, with 40 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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  1. 1

    Château de Villersexel (Villersexel Castle)

    Villersexel

    Built in the late 19th century on the ruins of an earlier château destroyed during the 1870 war, this estate in the Haute-Saône region follows a neo-Louis XIII style, with a deliberate…

    Adult €5

  2. 2

    Château de Ray-sur-Saône (Ray-sur-Saône Castle)

    Ray-sur-Saône

    Set on a rocky spur above the Saône river, the château de Ray-sur-Saône combines medieval towers with a main building rebuilt in the early 18th century by architect J.P. Galezot.

    Adult €7

  3. 3

    Château de Beaujeu (Beaujeu Castle)

    Beaujeu-Saint-Vallier-Pierrejux-et-Quitteur

    In Beaujeu-Saint-Vallier-Pierrejux-et-Quitteur, in the Haute-Saône department, stands a Romanesque keep dating from the 12th century, the sole remaining trace of the lords of Beaujeu.

  4. 4

    Château d'Oricourt (Oricourt Castle)

    Oricourt

    In Oricourt, in the Haute-Saône department, stands a fortified castle with a double enclosure whose origins go back to the 12th century.

  5. 5

    Loulans castle

    Loulans-Verchamp

    The château de Loulans stands in Loulans-Verchamp, in the Haute-Saône department, between Vesoul and Besançon.

  6. 6

    Château de Champlitte (Champlitte Castle)

    Champlitte

    Champlitte Castle, built in the second half of the 18th century, is preserved through the remains of its original structures.

  7. 7

    Château de Fondremand (Fondremand Castle)

    Fondremand

    In Fondremand, in the Haute-Saône region, stands a medieval residential tower of striking scale: twenty-one by fourteen metres, set at the corner of a courtyard lined by a late 15th- or…

  8. 8

    Château de Saint Loup (Saint Loup Castle)

    Saint-Loup-Nantouard

    château de Saint Loup, in Saint-Loup-Nantouard (Haute-Saône), France. Location, access and practical information.

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During the holidays, 3 castles open in Haute-Saône (spring holidays).

For the spring long weekends, 4 castles open for the May 2027 long weekends in Haute-Saône.

In French: Tous les châteaux de la Haute-Saône

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Frequently asked

How many châteaux in Haute-Saône can you visit?
We record 71 châteaux in Haute-Saône, across 63 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-Saône?
Château de Villersexel, in Villersexel, with 719 visitor reviews. Actual footfall is the measure, not an editorial ranking.
How many châteaux in Haute-Saône are listed historic monuments?
14 out of 71. 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 5 châteaux in this list, read from their official website or their business listing, with the date we last checked shown.