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55 castles from the Middle Ages in Charente

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

Of the 144 castles we list in Charente, these 55 have a building campaign from this period, according to the French Ministry of Culture's records.

We record 55 castles, manor houses and strongholds from the Middle Ages, spread across 48 towns and villages. The ones with the most visitor reviews are Château de La Rochefoucauld (Rochefoucauld Castle) (open to visitors), Castle of Cognac (on the historic monuments register), Château de Barbezieux (Barbezieux Castle) (a listed historic monument), Château de Saint-Germain-de-Confolens (544 reviews) and Hôtel de Ville, Angoulême (open to visitors).

11 of them receive visitors, according to their official website or their business listing. We have checked the opening hours of 10 and the prices of 5 of them, and each entry shows the date of that check. 10 of them are listed historic monuments, the highest level of protection in French heritage law. The dominant period is the Middle Ages, with 55 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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