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52 castles from the Renaissance in Vendée

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

Of the 101 castles we list in Vendée, these 52 have a building campaign from this period, according to the French Ministry of Culture's records.

We record 52 castles, manor houses and strongholds from the Renaissance, spread across 49 towns and villages. The ones with the most visitor reviews are Château du Puy-du-Fou (open to visitors), Château de Talmont (a listed historic monument), Château de Noirmoutier (Noirmoutier Castle) (4,729 reviews), Château de la Chabotterie (on the historic monuments register) and Château d'Apremont (Apremont Castle) (16th century).

14 of them receive visitors, according to their official website or their business listing. We have checked the opening hours of 11 and the prices of 6 of them, and each entry shows the date of that check. 15 of them are listed historic monuments, the highest level of protection in French heritage law. The dominant period is the Renaissance, with 52 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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