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59 castles from the Renaissance in Charente

59 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 59 have a building campaign from this period, according to the French Ministry of Culture's records.

We record 59 castles, manor houses and strongholds from the Renaissance, spread across 53 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 Chalais (Chalais Castle) (a listed historic monument), Château de Bouteville (Bouteville Castle) (276 reviews) and Château de Rochebrune (Rochebrune Castle) (on the historic monuments register).

14 of them receive visitors, according to their official website or their business listing. We have checked the opening hours of 13 and the prices of 6 of them, and each entry shows the date of that check. 9 of them are listed historic monuments, the highest level of protection in French heritage law. The dominant period is the Renaissance, with 59 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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