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Castles in Orne, France

14 open to visitors · 151 châteaux listed · Normandie

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

We record 151 castles, manor houses and strongholds in Orne, spread across 124 towns and villages. The ones with the most visitor reviews are Château de Domfront (Domfront Castle) (open to visitors), Château du Haras du Pin (1,573 reviews), Château des ducs d'Alençon (ducs d'Alençon Castle) (a listed historic monument) and Château des Ducs (Argentan) (a listed historic monument).

19 of them receive visitors, according to their official website or their business listing. We have checked the opening hours of 19 and the prices of 8 of them, and each entry shows the date of that check. 31 of them are listed historic monuments, the highest level of protection in French heritage law. The dominant period is the Renaissance, with 78 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 Orne

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

    Castle of Carrouges

    Carrouges

    Carrouges castle stands in the Orne department, surrounded by a moat, behind a terrace and old iron gates.

    Adult €7

  2. 2

    Château de Domfront (Domfront Castle)

    Domfront en Poiraie

    In Domfront en Poiraie, the castle ruins still stand on the rocky spur that made the site strategically valuable from the 11th century onward.

  3. 3

    Château du Haras du Pin

    canton d'Exmes

    The château of the Haras du Pin stands at the centre of a 600-hectare estate designed for royal horse breeding, in the canton of Exmes.

  4. 4

    Château des ducs d'Alençon (ducs d'Alençon Castle)

    Alençon

    In the heart of Alençon, on the left bank of the Briante river, stand the remains of a medieval stronghold that once served as the seat of the county and later the duchy of Alençon.

  5. 5

    Château des Ducs (Argentan)

    Argentan

    In Argentan, on the southern slope of the town's hill, the Château des Ducs still shows its 14th-century Grand Logis, built for Pierre II of Alençon on the site of an earlier medieval…

  6. 6

    Manoir de la Baronnie

    Marcei

    The Manoir de la Baronnie in Marcei stands on the site of an 11th-century Benedictine priory that depended on the Abbey of Cerisy-la-Forêt.

  7. 7

    Château d'O

    Mortrée

    Set on an island within a moat fed by the Thouanne river, the château d'Ô stands in Mortrée, in the Orne department, reached by two bridges.

  8. 8

    Manoir de Courboyer

    Nocé

    The Courboyer manor stands in the countryside of the Perche region, in the commune of Nocé in the Orne department.

    Adult €3

The 10 most beautiful castles in Orne, our selection

Coming this weekend? 13 castles open on Saturday or Sunday in Orne.

How much does it cost? 6 entry prices in Orne, including 2 free castles.

During the holidays, 12 castles open in Orne (Christmas holidays).

During the holidays, 11 castles open in Orne (February holidays).

During the holidays, 11 castles open in Orne (spring holidays).

For the spring long weekends, 11 castles open at Easter 2027 in Orne · 11 castles open for the May 2027 long weekends in Orne.

In French: Tous les châteaux de l’Orne

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Frequently asked

How many châteaux in Orne can you visit?
We record 151 châteaux in Orne, across 124 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 Orne?
Château de Carrouges, in Carrouges, with — visitor reviews. Actual footfall is the measure, not an editorial ranking.
How many châteaux in Orne are listed historic monuments?
31 out of 151. 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 19 châteaux in this list, read from their official website or their business listing, with the date we last checked shown.