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31 castles with heritage protection in Allier

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

Of the 296 castles we list in Allier, these 31 match this criterion, ranked by how visited they are. Opening hours, prices and access checked at the source when the château answers.

We record 31 castles, manor houses and strongholds with heritage protection, spread across 29 towns and villages. The ones with the most visitor reviews are Château de La Palice (Palice Castle) (open to visitors), Château de Billy (Billy Castle) (a listed historic monument), Château de Bourbon (926 reviews), Château de Balaine (Balaine Castle) (with a restaurant) and Castle of the dukes of Bourbon (open to visitors).

10 of them receive visitors, according to their official website or their business listing. We have checked the opening hours of 8 and the prices of 6 of them, and each entry shows the date of that check. 31 of them are listed historic monuments, the highest level of protection in French heritage law. The dominant period is the Middle Ages, with 25 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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