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Castles in Landes, France

3 open to visitors · 60 châteaux listed · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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

We record 60 castles, manor houses and strongholds in Landes, spread across 49 towns and villages. The ones with the most visitor reviews are Château de Fondat (Fondat Castle) (open to visitors) and Château de Caumale (Caumale Castle) (on the historic monuments register).

7 of them receive visitors, according to their official website or their business listing. We have checked the opening hours of 7 and the prices of 5 of them, and each entry shows the date of that check. 4 of them are listed historic monuments, the highest level of protection in French heritage law. The dominant period is the Renaissance, with 20 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 Landes

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

  1. 1

    Château des Évêques (Évêques Castle)

    Saint-Pandelon

    Standing on a promontory above the Luy valley, a few kilometres from Dax, this castle served as the summer residence of the bishops of Dax from the 14th century onward.

  2. 2

    Château de Gaujacq (Gaujacq Castle)

    Gaujacq

    Built at the end of the 17th century for François de Sourdis, a lieutenant general in the armies of Louis XIV, the château de Gaujacq is a single-storey house arranged around an Italianate…

    Adult €8.50

  3. 3

    Château de Fondat (Fondat Castle)

    Saint-Justin

    In Saint-Justin, in the Landes region, the château de Fondat stands on a site occupied by local lords since the Middle Ages, though the building itself was rebuilt in the mid-17th century…

    Adult €10

  4. 4

    Château de Caumale (Caumale Castle)

    Escalans

    The Château de Caumale stands in the commune of Escalans, in the Landes region, with architecture dating to the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries.

    Adult €6

  5. 5

    Château de Campet (Campet Castle)

    Campet-et-Lamolère

    In the Landes department, in the commune of Campet-et-Lamolère, this château stands on the site of a stronghold burned down during the Wars of Religion.

  6. 6

    Château Woolsack (Woolsack Castle)

    Mimizan

    Château Woolsack, in Mimizan (Landes), France. Location, access and practical information.

  7. 7

    Château de Candale (Candale Castle)

    Doazit

    Château de Candale, in Doazit (Landes), France. Location, access and practical information.

  8. 8

    Château de Castillon (Castillon Castle)

    Arengosse

    Built in the 17th century, Castillon Castle stands out for its restrained classical architecture with half-rustication.

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Frequently asked

How many châteaux in Landes can you visit?
We record 60 châteaux in Landes, across 49 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 Landes?
Château des Évêques, in Saint-Pandelon, with — visitor reviews. Actual footfall is the measure, not an editorial ranking.
How many châteaux in Landes are listed historic monuments?
4 out of 60. 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 7 châteaux in this list, read from their official website or their business listing, with the date we last checked shown.