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Castles in Lot-et-Garonne, France

8 open to visitors · 128 châteaux listed · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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

We record 128 castles, manor houses and strongholds in Lot-et-Garonne, spread across 105 towns and villages. The ones with the most visitor reviews are Château de Gavaudun (Gavaudun Castle) (open to visitors), Château de Fumel (Fumel Castle) (on the historic monuments register) and Château de Rogé (Rogé Castle) (226 reviews).

10 of them receive visitors, according to their official website or their business listing. We have checked the opening hours of 9 and the prices of 4 of them, and each entry shows the date of that check. 19 of them are listed historic monuments, the highest level of protection in French heritage law. The dominant period is the Renaissance, with 61 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 Lot-et-Garonne

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 de Bonaguil (Bonaguil Castle)

    Saint-Front-sur-Lémance

    Perched on a rocky spur above Saint-Front-sur-Lémance, Bonaguil castle spreads its towers and curtain walls over an irregular layout shaped by the rock itself.

    Adult €10

  2. 2

    Château de Gavaudun (Gavaudun Castle)

    Gavaudun

    Set on a rocky spur above the Lède valley, the château of Gavaudun still raises its tall medieval keep facing the Périgord region.

  3. 3

    Château de Duras (France)

    Duras

    Perched on a rocky spur above the Dropt valley, the château de Duras preserves a medieval base reworked in the 17th century beneath its round towers.

    Adult €11

  4. 4

    Château de Fumel (Fumel Castle)

    Fumel

    Overlooking the Lot valley, the château de Fumel stands on a site fortified since the Middle Ages, with a surviving 14th-century keep.

  5. 5

    Manoir du Bout du Pont

    Agnac

    The Manoir du Bout du Pont stands in Agnac, in the Lot-et-Garonne département, on land once held by the Templars of La Sauvetat-du-Dropt.

  6. 6

    Château de Poudenas (Poudenas Castle)

    Poudenas

    Standing some fifty metres above the Gélise valley, the château de Poudenas has watched over the edge of the Landes forest and the old bridge crossing the river since the Middle Ages.

  7. 7

    Château de Fontirou (Fontirou Castle)

    Castella

    At the foot of the Colline de la Truffe, in the commune of Castella, the château de Fontirou stands as the remains of a 13th-century keep, the only surviving part of a fortified complex…

    Adult €8.50

  8. 8

    Château de Nérac (Nérac Castle)

    Nérac

    The château of Nérac, in Lot-et-Garonne, retains only one wing of what was once a large quadrangular building begun in the late 15th century by the Albret family.

    Adult €5

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Frequently asked

How many châteaux in Lot-et-Garonne can you visit?
We record 128 châteaux in Lot-et-Garonne, across 105 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 Lot-et-Garonne?
Château de Bonaguil, in Saint-Front-sur-Lémance, with — visitor reviews. Actual footfall is the measure, not an editorial ranking.
How many châteaux in Lot-et-Garonne are listed historic monuments?
19 out of 128. 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 9 châteaux in this list, read from their official website or their business listing, with the date we last checked shown.