24 castles from the Renaissance in Doubs

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

Of the 104 castles we list in Doubs, these 24 have a building campaign from this period, according to the French Ministry of Culture's records.

We record 24 castles, manor houses and strongholds from the Renaissance, spread across 22 towns and villages. The ones with the most visitor reviews are Palais Granvelle, actuellement musée (a listed historic monument), Castle of Belvoir (open to visitors), Château de Montby (Montby Castle) (with a restaurant), Château d'Étrabonne (Étrabonne Castle) (on the historic monuments register) and Château Montalembert (Montalembert Castle) (55 reviews).

5 of them receive visitors, according to their official website or their business listing. We have checked the opening hours of 4 and the prices of 2 of them, and each entry shows the date of that check. 7 of them are listed historic monuments, the highest level of protection in French heritage law. The dominant period is the Renaissance, with 24 buildings. Each entry says what we could verify and what still needs confirming: enough to plan a day that holds together.