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49 castles from the Renaissance in Haute-Loire

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

Of the 116 castles we list in Haute-Loire, these 49 have a building campaign from this period, according to the French Ministry of Culture's records.

We record 49 castles, manor houses and strongholds from the Renaissance, spread across 41 towns and villages. The ones with the most visitor reviews are Château de Polignac (Polignac Castle) (open to visitors), Château de La Rochelambert (Rochelambert Castle) (a listed historic monument), Château de Domeyrat (Domeyrat Castle) (314 reviews), Château de Lavoûte-Polignac (Lavoûte-Polignac Castle) (on the historic monuments register) and Château de Saint-Vidal (Saint-Vidal Castle) (with a restaurant).

8 of them receive visitors, according to their official website or their business listing. We have checked the opening hours of 7 and the prices of 3 of them, and each entry shows the date of that check. 12 of them are listed historic monuments, the highest level of protection in French heritage law. The dominant period is the Renaissance, with 49 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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