21 castles from the Classical period in Charente-Maritime

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

Of the 105 castles we list in Charente-Maritime, these 21 have a building campaign from this period, according to the French Ministry of Culture's records.

We record 21 castles, manor houses and strongholds from the Classical period, spread across 20 towns and villages. The ones with the most visitor reviews are Château de Jonzac (Jonzac Castle) (open to visitors), Château de Panloy (Panloy Castle) (on the historic monuments register), Château de Beaulon (Beaulon Castle) (437 reviews), Château de Plassac (également sur commune de Saint-Genis-de-Saintonge) (a listed historic monument) and Château de Bonnemie (Bonnemie Castle) (open to visitors).

8 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 3 of them, and each entry shows the date of that check. 6 of them are listed historic monuments, the highest level of protection in French heritage law. The dominant period is the Classical period, with 21 buildings. Each entry says what we could verify and what still needs confirming: enough to plan a day that holds together.