29 castles from the Renaissance in Essonne

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

Of the 142 castles we list in Essonne, these 29 have a building campaign from this period, according to the French Ministry of Culture's records.

We record 29 castles, manor houses and strongholds from the Renaissance, spread across 27 towns and villages. The ones with the most visitor reviews are Château de Janvry (Janvry Castle) (on the historic monuments register), Domaine de Baville (17th century), Château du Saussay (Saussay Castle) (open to visitors), Manoir du Tronchet (89 reviews) and Château du Mesnil-Voisin (également sur communes de Janville-sur-Juine et Lardy) (a listed historic monument).

8 of them receive visitors, according to their official website or their business listing. We have checked the opening hours of 5 and the prices of 2 of them, and each entry shows the date of that check. 11 of them are listed historic monuments, the highest level of protection in French heritage law. The dominant period is the Renaissance, with 29 buildings. Each entry says what we could verify and what still needs confirming: enough to plan a day that holds together.