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44 castles from the Renaissance in Cantal

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

Of the 146 castles we list in Cantal, these 44 have a building campaign from this period, according to the French Ministry of Culture's records.

We record 44 castles, manor houses and strongholds from the Renaissance, spread across 36 towns and villages. The ones with the most visitor reviews are Castle of Pesteils (open to visitors), Chateau du Jarrousset (with a restaurant), Château de Laroque (Laroque Castle) (on the historic monuments register), Château de la Bastide (Bastide Castle) (17th century) and Château de Vieillevie (Vieillevie Castle) (142 reviews).

7 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 5 of them, and each entry shows the date of that check. 5 of them are listed historic monuments, the highest level of protection in French heritage law. The dominant period is the Renaissance, with 44 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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