17 castles with heritage protection in Jura

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

Of the 96 castles we list in Jura, these 17 match this criterion, ranked by how visited they are. Opening hours, prices and access checked at the source when the château answers.

We record 17 castles, manor houses and strongholds with heritage protection, spread across 15 towns and villages. The ones with the most visitor reviews are Château de Présilly (Présilly Castle) (a listed historic monument), Demeure dite hôtel de Vurry (16th century), Château de La Tour-du-Meix (73 reviews), Ensemble industriel des forges de Baudin (également sur commune de Sellières) (a listed historic monument) and Château de Montrond (Montrond Castle) (a listed historic monument).

1 of them receive visitors, according to their official website or their business listing. 17 of them are listed historic monuments, the highest level of protection in French heritage law. The dominant period is the Middle Ages, with 12 buildings. Each entry says what we could verify and what still needs confirming: enough to plan a day that holds together.