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Castles in Ille-et-Vilaine, France

19 open to visitors · 367 châteaux listed · Bretagne

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

We record 367 castles, manor houses and strongholds in Ille-et-Vilaine, spread across 188 towns and villages. The ones with the most visitor reviews are Château de Vitré (Vitré Castle) (open to visitors), Château des Pères (Pères Castle) (you can stay the night) and Château du Rocher-Portail (Rocher-Portail Castle) (a listed historic monument).

27 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 14 of them, and each entry shows the date of that check. 24 of them are listed historic monuments, the highest level of protection in French heritage law. 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

    Castle of Fougères

    Fougères

    Set in a bend of the Nançon river below the old town, this is one of the largest medieval fortresses in France, built and extended from the 12th to the 15th century to watch over the…

    Adult €12

  2. 2

    Château de Combourg (Combourg Castle)

    Combourg

    Standing at the heart of the Breton town that bears its name, this granite château has eleventh-century origins, when an archbishop of Dol had it built for his brother.

    Adult €13.70

  3. 3

    Château de Vitré (Vitré Castle)

    Vitré

    At Vitré, the castle occupies a triangular site at the far end of the walled old town, perched on a rocky spur above the Vilaine river.

    Adult €9

  4. 4

    Château des Pères (Pères Castle)

    Piré-Chancé

    In Piré-Chancé, about thirty minutes from Rennes, the château des Pères stands on the former site of the Plessis-Guériff castle, whose origins trace back to a 12th century feudal mound.

  5. 5

    Château du Rocher-Portail (Rocher-Portail Castle)

    Maen Roch

    Set beside a pond in the Coglais area, the château du Rocher-Portail displays three ranges of buildings under steep roofs, built between 1586 and 1607 for Gilles de Ruellan, a close…

    Adult €29

  6. 6

    Château de Montmuran (Montmuran Castle)

    Les Iffs

    Standing in the parish of Les Iffs, between Rennes and Saint-Malo, Montmuran castle keeps its stone towers raised at the end of the 12th century by the lords of Tinténiac.

    Adult €6

  7. 7

    Château de Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier

    Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier

    Set on a hilltop overlooking the valley toward Fougères, the ruins of Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier castle recall one of the strongholds that once guarded the borders of the Duchy of Brittany.

  8. 8

    Château du Bois-Guy (Bois-Guy Castle)

    Parigné

    The Château du Bois-Guy stands in Parigné, in Ille-et-Vilaine, on an estate first recorded in the 15th century.

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During the holidays, 16 castles open in Ille-et-Vilaine (Christmas holidays).

During the holidays, 15 castles open in Ille-et-Vilaine (February holidays).

During the holidays, 20 castles open in Ille-et-Vilaine (spring holidays).

For the spring long weekends, 13 castles open at Easter 2027 in Ille-et-Vilaine · 20 castles open for the May 2027 long weekends in Ille-et-Vilaine.

In French: Tous les châteaux de l’Ille-et-Vilaine

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Frequently asked

How many châteaux in Ille-et-Vilaine can you visit?
We record 367 châteaux in Ille-et-Vilaine, across 188 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 Ille-et-Vilaine?
Château de Fougères, in Fougères, with — visitor reviews. Actual footfall is the measure, not an editorial ranking.
How many châteaux in Ille-et-Vilaine are listed historic monuments?
24 out of 367. 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.