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Castles in Yonne, France

13 open to visitors · 99 châteaux listed · Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

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

We record 99 castles, manor houses and strongholds in Yonne, spread across 86 towns and villages. The ones with the most visitor reviews are Guédelon Castle (open to visitors) and Château de Vallery (Vallery Castle) (a listed historic monument).

20 of them receive visitors, according to their official website or their business listing. We have checked the opening hours of 18 and the prices of 6 of them, and each entry shows the date of that check. 21 of them are listed historic monuments, the highest level of protection in French heritage law. The dominant period is the Renaissance, with 37 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 Yonne

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

    Guédelon Castle

    Treigny-Perreuse-Sainte-Colombe

    Guédelon is not an old castle but a construction site in progress, where craftspeople have spent years building a 13th-century-style fortress using only period tools and materials.

  2. 2

    Château de Saint-Fargeau (Saint-Fargeau Castle)

    Saint-Fargeau

    Built on the site of a fortified hunting lodge dating back to the 10th century, Saint-Fargeau castle keeps the pentagonal shape given to it by Antoine de Chabannes after 1453, with its…

    Adult €12

  3. 3

    Château de Vallery (Vallery Castle)

    Vallery

    In Vallery, in the Yonne department, stand the remains of a 14th-century fortified castle alongside an unfinished Renaissance palace, attributed to the architect Pierre Lescot.

  4. 4

    Château de Tanlay (Tanlay Castle)

    Tanlay

    Surrounded by moats in the countryside of the Yonne, the Château de Tanlay combines Renaissance architecture with classical additions carried out in the 17th century by architect Pierre Le…

    Adult €12

  5. 5

    Château d'Ancy-le-Franc

    Ancy-le-Franc

    In Ancy-le-Franc, in the Yonne department, stands a château built in the mid 16th century for Antoine III de Clermont-Tonnerre, following plans brought from Italy by Sebastiano Serlio.

  6. 6

    Château de Maulnes (Maulnes Castle)

    Cruzy-le-Châtel

    The château de Maulnes stands in a forest clearing in the Yonne, built on an unusual pentagonal plan for French Renaissance architecture.

  7. 7

    Château de Ratilly (Ratilly Castle)

    Treigny-Perreuse-Sainte-Colombe

    In the Puisaye region, the château de Ratilly stands with its six sandstone towers atop a rise overlooking the Vrille valley.

    Adult €6

  8. 8

    Château de Chastellux (Chastellux Castle)

    Chastellux-sur-Cure

    Perched on a rocky spur above the Cure river, Chastellux castle still belongs to the family that built it, a rare situation in France.

The 10 most beautiful castles in Yonne, our selection

Coming this weekend? 11 castles open on Saturday or Sunday in Yonne.

How much does it cost? 5 entry prices in Yonne, including 0 free castles.

During the holidays, 7 castles open in Yonne (Christmas holidays).

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

During the holidays, 16 castles open in Yonne (spring holidays).

For the spring long weekends, 11 castles open at Easter 2027 in Yonne · 17 castles open for the May 2027 long weekends in Yonne.

In French: Tous les châteaux de l’Yonne

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Frequently asked

How many châteaux in Yonne can you visit?
We record 99 châteaux in Yonne, across 86 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 Yonne?
Château de Guédelon, in Treigny-Perreuse-Sainte-Colombe, with 17,167 visitor reviews. Actual footfall is the measure, not an editorial ranking.
How many châteaux in Yonne are listed historic monuments?
21 out of 99. 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 18 châteaux in this list, read from their official website or their business listing, with the date we last checked shown.