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Castles in Paris, France

11 open to visitors · 31 châteaux listed · Île-de-France

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

We record 31 castles, manor houses and strongholds in Paris, spread across 15 towns and villages. The ones with the most visitor reviews are Louvre Castle (open to visitors), Medieval Louvre (exhibit) (374,309 reviews), Louvre Palace (a listed historic monument) and Palais de la Porte Dorée (with a restaurant).

12 of them receive visitors, according to their official website or their business listing. We have checked the opening hours of 12 and the prices of 5 of them, and each entry shows the date of that check. 10 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

    Louvre Castle

    Paris

    Beneath the present-day galleries of the Louvre museum lie the remains of the fortress built by King Philip Augustus at the end of the twelfth century to defend Paris against the English…

    Adult €22

  2. 2

    Louvre Palace

    1er arrondissement de Paris

    The Louvre palace, in the first arrondissement of Paris, houses one of the largest museums in the world behind an architecture spanning from the Middle Ages to the 19th century.

    Adult €22

  3. 3

    Palais de Chaillot

    Paris 16e Arrondissement

    Standing on the Chaillot hill opposite the Eiffel Tower, this large palace with its two curved wings was built for the 1937 World's Fair, raised upon the frame of the former Trocadéro…

  4. 4

    Château de Chaillot (Chaillot Castle)

    Paris

    The château de Chaillot no longer exists: it once stood near the site of the present-day Palais de Chaillot in Paris.

  5. 5

    Palais du Luxembourg, actuellement Sénat

    Paris 6e Arrondissement

    Built in the early seventeenth century for Marie de Médicis, who wished to recreate the atmosphere of the Palazzo Pitti in Florence where she grew up, this palace stands at the edge of the…

  6. 6

    Château de Longchamp (Longchamp Castle)

    16e arrondissement de Paris

    Set in the Bois de Boulogne, between the Longchamp racecourse and the Bagatelle gardens, this white stone pavilion is no medieval fortress, despite its tower built to look like one.

  7. 7

    Château de la Tournelle (Tournelle Castle)

    5e arrondissement de Paris

    The château de la Tournelle no longer stands: it once rose on the Left Bank of Paris, on the quay that still bears its name, roughly where the restaurant La Tour d'Argent now sits.

  8. 8

    Palais de l'Institut (ancien collège des Quatre-Nations)

    Paris 6e Arrondissement

    The Palais de l'Institut occupies the former Collège des Quatre-Nations, built in the second half of the 17th century on the banks of the Seine, facing the Louvre.

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Frequently asked

How many châteaux in Paris can you visit?
We record 31 châteaux in Paris, across 15 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 Paris?
Château du Louvre, in Paris, with 374,309 visitor reviews. Actual footfall is the measure, not an editorial ranking.
How many châteaux in Paris are listed historic monuments?
10 out of 31. 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 12 châteaux in this list, read from their official website or their business listing, with the date we last checked shown.