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51 castles with heritage protection in Maine-et-Loire

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

Of the 419 castles we list in Maine-et-Loire, these 51 match this criterion, ranked by how visited they are. Opening hours, prices and access checked at the source when the château answers.

We record 51 castles, manor houses and strongholds with heritage protection, spread across 41 towns and villages. The ones with the most visitor reviews are Château de Pignerolle (Pignerolle Castle) (open to visitors), Château de Baugé (Baugé Castle) (a listed historic monument), Château de la Perrière (Perrière Castle) (with a restaurant), Château de la Lorie (Lorie Castle) (245 reviews) and Castle of Pouancé (open to visitors).

22 of them receive visitors, according to their official website or their business listing. We have checked the opening hours of 16 and the prices of 9 of them, and each entry shows the date of that check. 51 of them are listed historic monuments, the highest level of protection in French heritage law. The dominant period is the Renaissance, with 31 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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