23 castles from the Middle Ages in Ardèche

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

Of the 118 castles we list in Ardèche, these 23 have a building campaign from this period, according to the French Ministry of Culture's records.

We record 23 castles, manor houses and strongholds from the Middle Ages, spread across 19 towns and villages. The ones with the most visitor reviews are Château de Crussol (Crussol Castle) (open to visitors), Château d'Aubenas (Aubenas Castle) (a listed historic monument), Rochemaure castle (14th century), Château de Montivert (Montivert Castle) (on the historic monuments register) and Château de Cruas (150 reviews).

7 of them receive visitors, according to their official website or their business listing. We have checked the opening hours of 5 and the prices of 5 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 Middle Ages, with 23 buildings. Each entry says what we could verify and what still needs confirming: enough to plan a day that holds together.