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81 castles from the Classical period in Allier

81 châteaux listed · verified entries first, then the most visited; alphabetical index at the bottom of the page

Of the 296 castles we list in Allier, these 81 have a building campaign from this period, according to the French Ministry of Culture's records.

We record 81 castles, manor houses and strongholds from the Classical period, spread across 65 towns and villages. The ones with the most visitor reviews are Château de Balaine (Balaine Castle) (open to visitors), Château de Beauvoir (Beauvoir Castle) (you can stay the night), Château de la Crête (Crête Castle) (on the historic monuments register), Château de Bisseret (Bisseret Castle) (106 reviews) and Château du Vieux-Melay (Vieux-Melay Castle) (on the historic monuments register).

11 of them receive visitors, according to their official website or their business listing. We have checked the opening hours of 8 and the prices of 4 of them, and each entry shows the date of that check. 17 of them are listed historic monuments, the highest level of protection in French heritage law. The dominant period is the Classical period, with 81 buildings. Each entry says what we could verify and what still needs confirming: enough to plan a day that holds together.

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