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Castles in Pyrénées-Orientales, France

88 châteaux listed · Occitanie

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

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We record 88 castles, manor houses and strongholds in Pyrénées-Orientales, spread across 71 towns and villages. The ones with the most visitor reviews are Château ou forteresse de Salses (open to visitors), Palace of the Kings of Majorca (a listed historic monument), Castillet, Grand-Castillet, porte Notre-Dame ou Petit-Castillet (7,184 reviews), Château de Castelnou (Castelnou Castle) (open to visitors) and Maternité suisse d'Elne (a listed historic monument).

12 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 8 of them, and each entry shows the date of that check. 8 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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In French: Tous les châteaux des Pyrénées-Orientales

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Frequently asked

How many châteaux in Pyrénées-Orientales can you visit?
We record 88 châteaux in Pyrénées-Orientales, across 71 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 Pyrénées-Orientales?
Château ou forteresse de Salses, in Salses-le-Château, with 8,838 visitor reviews. Actual footfall is the measure, not an editorial ranking.
How many châteaux in Pyrénées-Orientales are listed historic monuments?
8 out of 88. 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.