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55 castles from the Middle Ages in Sarthe

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

Of the 163 castles we list in Sarthe, 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 49 towns and villages. The ones with the most visitor reviews are Château de Montmirail (Montmirail Castle) (open to visitors), Château de Lavardin (Lavardin Castle) (a listed historic monument), Cour de Justice (ancienne) dénommée aussi Le Temple (293 reviews), Château de Fresnay-sur-Sarthe (Fresnay-sur-Sarthe Castle) (on the historic monuments register) and Château de Sablé (Sablé 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 5 of them, and each entry shows the date of that check. 18 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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