23 castles from the Renaissance in Drôme

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

Of the 76 castles we list in Drôme, these 23 have a building campaign from this period, according to the French Ministry of Culture's records.

We record 23 castles, manor houses and strongholds from the Renaissance, spread across 23 towns and villages. The ones with the most visitor reviews are Chateau de Rochefort-en-Valdaine (open to visitors), Château de La Baume de Transit (a listed historic monument), Château de Vachères (Vachères Castle) (on the historic monuments register), Château (16th century) and Château du Bourg (Bourg Castle) (15 reviews).

3 of them receive visitors, according to their official website or their business listing. We have checked the opening hours of 3 and the prices of 1 of them, and each entry shows the date of that check. 8 of them are listed historic monuments, the highest level of protection in French heritage law. The dominant period is the Renaissance, with 23 buildings. Each entry says what we could verify and what still needs confirming: enough to plan a day that holds together.