The 10 most beautiful castles in Haute-Saône
10 châteaux
Chosen among 70 recorded castles
What to see in Haute-Saône when you only have a weekend: the 10 most visited castles according to their visitors’ reviews, among those open to the public whose visiting conditions we checked on the official website. For each: what you see, the entry price, the link to the full entry.
Ranked by renown: how often their name is searched on Google each month, and how many reviews visitors have left. “Beautiful” is your word; what we measure is what visitors choose.
No. 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 asymmetry between its two wings.
Adult €5Hours, prices and access
No. 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 €7Hours, prices and access
No. 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.
No. 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. Its tall towers and thick walls bear witness to a history of sieges, rival lordly families, and sometimes contentious inheritances, from Nicolas Rolin to the Cordemoy family.
No. 5
Loulans castle
Loulans-Verchamp
The château de Loulans stands in Loulans-Verchamp, in the Haute-Saône department, between Vesoul and Besançon. Built in the eighteenth century, it has been converted into a private estate for private functions rather than a monument open for general sightseeing.
No. 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.
No. 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 early 16th-century range.
No. 8
Château de Saint Loup (Saint Loup Castle)
Saint-Loup-Nantouard
The Château de Saint-Loup stands in the Haute-Saône department, between Dijon and Besançon, within an 80-hectare estate. The building's origins date back to 1292, with a restoration carried out in the 19th century, and the property has remained in the same family for more than three hundred years.
No. 9
Château de Pin (Pin Castle)
Pin
The château de Pin, in the Haute-Saône region, combines an 18th-century main building with older remains dating from the 15th and 16th centuries, still visible west of the courtyard.
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No. 10
Château de Clairefontaine (Clairefontaine Castle)
Polaincourt-et-Clairefontaine
Clairefontaine Castle stands on the site of a former Cistercian abbey founded in the twelfth century.
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the most beautiful castle in Haute-Saône?
- The most visited in Haute-Saône is Château de Villersexel, first in this selection according to its visitors’ reviews. All 10 castles listed are open to visitors with checked hours.
- How much does a visit cost?
- The adult entry price is shown under each castle when the official website publishes it; 0 of these castles are free.
- How is this selection made?
- Among the 70 castles recorded in Haute-Saône, we keep those open to the public with a photo, then rank by number of Google reviews. No castle pays to appear.