20 castles from the Renaissance in Pas-de-Calais

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

Of the 109 castles we list in Pas-de-Calais, these 20 have a building campaign from this period, according to the French Ministry of Culture's records.

We record 20 castles, manor houses and strongholds from the Renaissance, spread across 20 towns and villages. The ones with the most visitor reviews are Château de Boulogne-sur-Mer (Boulogne-sur-Mer Castle) (open to visitors), Manoir (you can stay the night), Manoir du Grand-Moulin (on the historic monuments register), Château de Penin (Penin Castle) (with a restaurant) and Château de Grand-Rullecourt (Grand-Rullecourt Castle) (66 reviews).

2 of them receive visitors, according to their official website or their business listing. We have checked the opening hours of 1 and the prices of 1 of them, and each entry shows the date of that check. 1 of them are listed historic monuments, the highest level of protection in French heritage law. The dominant period is the Renaissance, with 20 buildings. Each entry says what we could verify and what still needs confirming: enough to plan a day that holds together.