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80 castles from the Renaissance in Allier

80 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 80 have a building campaign from this period, according to the French Ministry of Culture's records.

We record 80 castles, manor houses and strongholds from the Renaissance, spread across 66 towns and villages. The ones with the most visitor reviews are Château de la Crête (Crête Castle) (open to visitors), Château du Vieux-Melay (Vieux-Melay Castle) (on the historic monuments register), Château d'Avrilly (Avrilly Castle) (a listed historic monument), Château de Clusors (Clusors Castle) (you can stay the night) and Château de Fourchaud (Fourchaud Castle) (65 reviews).

8 of them receive visitors, according to their official website or their business listing. We have checked the opening hours of 6 and the prices of 2 of them, and each entry shows the date of that check. 13 of them are listed historic monuments, the highest level of protection in French heritage law. The dominant period is the Renaissance, with 80 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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