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Castles in Loiret, France

152 châteaux listed · Centre-Val de Loire

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

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We record 152 castles, manor houses and strongholds in Loiret, spread across 98 towns and villages. The ones with the most visitor reviews are Château d'Yèvre-le-Châtel (open to visitors), Château de Beaugency (Beaugency Castle) (with a restaurant), Château les Muids (you can stay the night), Ancien évêché, puis bibliothèque municipale, actuellement annexe de la médiathèque (a listed historic monument) and Château de Bellegarde (Loiret) (on the historic monuments register).

17 of them receive visitors, according to their official website or their business listing. We have checked the opening hours of 16 and the prices of 10 of them, and each entry shows the date of that check. 23 of them are listed historic monuments, the highest level of protection in French heritage law. The dominant period is the Renaissance, 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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In French: Tous les châteaux du Loiret

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Frequently asked

How many châteaux in Loiret can you visit?
We record 152 châteaux in Loiret, across 98 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 Loiret?
Château d'Yèvre-le-Châtel, in Yèvre-la-Ville, with 1,322 visitor reviews. Actual footfall is the measure, not an editorial ranking.
How many châteaux in Loiret are listed historic monuments?
23 out of 152. 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 16 châteaux in this list, read from their official website or their business listing, with the date we last checked shown.