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46 castles from the Renaissance in Charente-Maritime

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

Of the 105 castles we list in Charente-Maritime, these 46 have a building campaign from this period, according to the French Ministry of Culture's records.

We record 46 castles, manor houses and strongholds from the Renaissance, spread across 44 towns and villages. The ones with the most visitor reviews are Château de la Roche Courbon (open to visitors), Château de Jonzac (Jonzac Castle) (a listed historic monument), Château de Panloy (Panloy Castle) (on the historic monuments register), Château de Surgères (Surgères Castle) (16th century) and Château de Dampierre-sur-Boutonne (Dampierre-sur-Boutonne Castle) (632 reviews).

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 5 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 46 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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