Châteaux you can visit for free
Free admission all year, verified on the official site. The grounds are sometimes free when the interior is not — the entry says so.
We record 9 castles, manor houses and strongholds free entry, spread across 9 towns and villages. 4 of them are listed historic monuments, the highest level of protection in French heritage law. The dominant period is the middle ages, with 8 buildings. We know the opening hours of 4 of them, and we show the date on which we checked.
The most visited, with 1,936 reviews, is château de Campagne (Campagne).
- Historic monument
château de Campagne
Campagne · Dordogne
◔ To verify
Historic monumentchâteau d'Alleuze
Alleuze · Cantal
◔ To verify
Historic monumentchâteau du Landsberg
Heiligenstein · Bas-Rhin
◔ To verify
Historic monumentchâteau de Dreistein
Ottrott · Bas-Rhin
◔ To verify
Historic monumentchâteau de Bilstein
Riquewihr · Haut-Rhin
◔ To verify
Historic monumentchâteau d'Uriage
Saint-Martin-d'Uriage · Isère
✓ Verified
Historic monumentchâteau de Hohenfels
Dambach · Bas-Rhin
◔ To verify
Historic monumentchâteau de Brie-Comte-Robert
Brie-Comte-Robert · Seine-et-Marne
✓ Verified
Historic monumentchâteau du Guildo
Créhen · Côtes-d'Armor
◔ To verify
Frequently asked
- How many châteaux can you visit free entry?
- We record 9 free entry, across 9 towns and villages. Not all are open: many are private properties we list for their heritage interest, and the entry says so when we know.
- Which is the most visited château free entry?
- château de Campagne, in Campagne, with 1,936 visitor reviews. Actual footfall is the measure, not an editorial ranking.
- How many are listed historic monuments free entry?
- 4 out of 9. Listing is the highest level of protection in French heritage law; every entry links to its official record in the Mérimée database.
- Where can I find opening hours?
- On each entry. We know the hours of 4 châteaux in this list, read from their official website or their business listing, with the date we last checked shown.