Stay in a Château

Staying overnight in châteaux and castles in France

This guide presents châteaux, castles and manor houses in France where you can spend the night – from castle hotels in the Loire Valley to apartments in a medieval tower. For each one you will find its history, location, facilities and ideas for day trips.

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

The Château de la Baume at Le Veurdre, on the banks of the Allier, a few kilometres from Château-sur-Allier

Château à Château-sur-Allier

Château-sur-Allier (Allier) · Overnight stay with breakfast in a lakeside château

 The Château de la Baume at Le Veurdre, the village's historic château, about 2 km from the address given in the listing

Château au Veurdre

Le Veurdre (Allier) · A stay in a château house with garden and full kitchen

 The town hall of Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs, in the centre of the village where the Château des Ayes stands

Château des Ayes

Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs (Isère) · Country château with pool, sauna and garden

 The Château de Chalmazel, or Château des Marcilly-Talaru, in the Forez mountains

Château des Marcilly-Talaru

Chalmazel (Loire) · A night in a medieval fortress château with Renaissance touches

 Le Petit Môle seen from Ayse in Haute-Savoie, a landscape near Château des Tours

Château des Tours

Ayse (Haute-Savoie) · Large family house at Château des Tours, with fireplace and billiards

 The Château Louis XI in La Côte-Saint-André, a monument near the Domaine de Dony

Le Domaine de Dony

Ornacieux-Balbins (Isère) · Estate with restaurant, bar and heated pool

 The railway viaduct of Tarare, in the town where Le Manoir stands

Le Manoir

Tarare (Rhône) · A night in an 1895 manor house, 10 minutes’ walk from the station

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (Ain)

Lac de Nantua in the Jura mountains, a few minutes' drive from the Château de Maillat

Château de Maillat

Maillat (Ain) · A night in a château with indoor pool, sauna and garden

Bourbonnais (Allier)

Aerial view of the village of Neuvy near Moulins in the Allier, the commune of the Château d'Origny

Château d'Origny

Neuvy (Allier) · Neo-Gothic château near Moulins with spa, pool and restaurant

Brittany

The Château de Lannouan in Landévant, in an old photograph from around 1900

Château de Lannouan

Landévant (Morbihan) · A night in an 18th-century château with park and indoor pool

 The pond at Boutavent in Iffendic, the commune of the Château du Pin

Château du Pin

Iffendic (Ille-et-Vilaine) · Small 19th-century château with garden and library

Burgundy

Landscape of the Morvan in Burgundy, the massif in which the village of Onlay lies

Château à Onlay

Onlay (Nièvre) · Château stay with shared pool, kitchen and garden in the Morvan

 The Château de la Berchère in Boncourt-le-Bois, a 17th-century château in the Côte-d'Or

Château de la Berchère

Boncourt-le-Bois (Côte-d'Or) · A night in a moated château with a heated pool

Burgundy-Franche-Comté

Nevers and the Loire, about eight kilometres from Garchizy

Château de Clairefontaine

Garchizy (Nièvre) · An 18th-century château with pool and garden, near Nevers

Burgundy-Franche-Comté (Morvan)

The Château de La Roche, a large 18th-century building in Larochemillay, in the Nièvre

Château de Larochemillay

Larochemillay (Nièvre) · A night in an 18th-century château with pool, at the foot of the Morvan

Centre-Val de Loire

Aerial view of a pond in the Berry countryside at Osmery, about ten kilometres from Ourouer-les-Bourdelins

Château à Ourouer-les-Bourdelins

Ourouer-les-Bourdelins (Cher) · Château and small house in an 8-hectare park

 The collegiate church of Saint-Martin in Trôo, a landmark of the village where the Château de la Voûte stands

Château de la Voûte

Trôo (Loir-et-Cher) · Château to rent with indoor pool, sauna and garden

 The Cher at Ballan-Miré, near the Grand Moulin, close to the Domaine de la Commanderie de Ballan

Domaine de la Commanderie de Ballan

Ballan-Miré (Indre-et-Loire) · Estate with wellness area, pool and garden near Tours

Gironde (Nouvelle-Aquitaine)

Château La Louvière in Léognan, a major wine estate of the Pessac-Léognan appellation

Château Léognan

Léognan (Gironde) · A night in a vineyard château with spa and restaurant near Bordeaux

Grand Est

The village square of Mussy-sur-Seine (illustration: no free photo of the accommodation is available)

Château à Mussy-sur-Seine

Mussy-sur-Seine (Aube) · Château apartments with pool, hot tub and fireplaces

 The Château d'Isle-sur-Marne (18th century), a historic monument in the village where the property stands

Château d'Isle-sur-Marne

Isle-sur-Marne (Marne) · An 8-bedroom château with pool, hot tub and garden

Hauts-de-France

Aerial view of Château d'Harcelaines in Maisnières, in the Somme, with its grounds

Château d'Harcelaines

Maisnières (Somme) · A night in a brick-and-stone château with a 16th-century chapel and garden

Île-de-France

The town hall of Barbizon, the Seine-et-Marne village where Le Petit Château is located

Le Petit Château de Barbizon

Barbizon (Seine-et-Marne) · A night in a Baroque-style château with pool, by Fontainebleau

Normandy

The Château de Bonnemare in Radepont, a 16th-century Renaissance residence in the Eure

Château de Bonnemare

Radepont (Eure) · A night in a listed Renaissance château with park and library

 The Church of Saint-Martin in Grandcourt, in the Norman village where the Château de la Vallée stands

Château de la Vallée

Grandcourt (Seine-Maritime) · Brick château with heated pool, near Le Tréport

 The church of Saint-André in Le Boulay-Morin, in the village where the château stands

Château du Boulay-Morin

Le Boulay-Morin (Eure) · A night in a château with indoor pool and garden

 View of the village of Macé in the Orne, about 4.5 km from Chailloué

Château la Gauchetière

Chailloué (Orne) · Large château with a heated pool, garden and billiard room

 A traditional thatched cottage of the Roumois at La Haye-de-Routot, a neighbouring landscape of the Domaine du Bosc Roger

Domaine du Bosc Roger

Bouquetot (Eure) · A night on a Norman estate in the Roumois, with garden and pool

 Remains of the Abbey of Saint-Martin in Troarn, a landmark near the manor

Manoir normand de Troarn

Troarn (Calvados) · Norman manor house for 10 guests, near Caen and Cabourg

Nouvelle-Aquitaine

The Garonne, the quays and the Benedictine priory of La Réole, the town near the "In the Heart of Vineyards" château

Au cœur des vignes, château à La Réole

La Réole (Gironde) · Château with private pool, surrounded by vineyards

 View of the village of Eynesse near the town hall, in the Gironde (a photo of the village: the château is not shown)

Château à Eynesse

Eynesse (Gironde) · Private château with large park, woods and heated pool

 The village of Thézac in the Quercy Blanc (Lot-et-Garonne)

Château à Thézac

Thézac (Lot-et-Garonne) · A château on 18 hectares, heated pool and floodlit tennis

 The church of Saint-Martin in Camiac-et-Saint-Denis, the village of Château Camiac

Château Camiac

Camiac-et-Saint-Denis (Gironde) · Château among the vines, with pool and breakfast included

 The Château de Dissay (Vienne), former residence of the bishops of Poitiers

Château de Dissay

Dissay (Vienne) · A night in a moated bishops’ château with spa and pool

 View of Carignan-de-Bordeaux, the Gironde village where Château Grand-Arnaud is located

Château Grand-Arnaud

Carignan-de-Bordeaux (Gironde) · Château with pool and kitchen, 15 minutes from Bordeaux

 The citadel of Parthenay seen from Saint-Paul bridge, about 2 km from Le Château des Plans (the château itself is not in the photo)

Le Château des Plans

Parthenay (Deux-Sèvres) · A château stay with indoor pool, garden and kitchen

Occitania

The Château de Mauriac among the vines of Gaillac, about 2 km from the Château de Tauziès (a photo of the neighbourhood, not of the Château de Tauziès)

Château de Tauziès

Gaillac (Tarn) · A night in a country château among vines, pool and garden

Occitanie

View of the village of Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres (Gard), where Château Beaupré Deleuze is located

Château Beaupré Deleuze

Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres (Gard) · Guesthouse in a château with pool, garden and Lirac vines

 The Château d'Agel, a former 12th-century fortress transformed in the 16th and 17th centuries

Château d'Agel

Agel (Hérault) · A night in a 12th-century fortress, with pool and garden

 The church of Saint-Pierre in Cavanac, in the village where the Château de Cavanac stands

Château de Cavanac

Cavanac (Aude) · Château hotel with pool and restaurant, near Carcassonne

 The Château de la Hille in Montégut-Plantaurel, in the Ariège

Château de la Hille

Montégut-Plantaurel (Ariège) · Charming gîte in a château, with indoor and outdoor pools

 The Canal du Midi at Capestang, about 2 km from Château Les Carrasses (a landscape image, not the château)

Château Les Carrasses

Quarante (Hérault) · A night in a wine-estate château with pool and restaurant

 The apse of the church of Saint-Xist, in the commune of Le Clapier, Aveyron

Lou Castel

Le Clapier (Aveyron) · Stone house with a tower, billed as a medieval castle, at the gates of the Larzac

Pays de la Loire

Saumur and the Loire seen from the riverbank, about 6 km from the château

Château à Gennes-Val-de-Loire

Gennes-Val-de-Loire (Maine-et-Loire) · Holiday château with tennis, garden and Loire views

 The Château des Jamonières, now the Château des Marais, in Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu, in an old image

Château des Marais

Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu (Loire-Atlantique) · Former château turned hotel, with garden and pool

Pays de la Loire (Anjou)

The Beauregard tower at Louerre, a landmark of the commune where the Manoir du Bois Noblet stands

Manoir du Bois Noblet

Louerre (Tuffalun) · A night in a 16th-century manor house with table d'hôte and garden

Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur

The collegiate church of Saint-Martin in Lorgues, the town near Château les Crostes

Château les Crostes

Lorgues (Var) · Wine-estate château with pool, tastings and regional breakfast

Vendée (Pays de la Loire)

The church of Saint-Gilles in Loge-Fougereuse, in the village of the Château de la Goujonnerie (a photo of the village, not of the château)

Château de la Goujonnerie

Loge-Fougereuse (Vendée) · Country château with pool, sauna and restaurant

 The Château de la Flocellière, one of the châteaux in the commune of Sèvremont, in the Vendée

Château de Sèvremont

Sèvremont (Vendée) · Family stay in a château with heated pool, near Puy du Fou

Vosges (Grand Est)

The Château de Roncourt, an 18th-century manor house near Vaudoncourt in the Vosges

Château Viéndal

Vaudoncourt (Vosges) · Château apartments with heated pool and sauna, near Vittel
Sources & image credits

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Château des Ayes – Jean-Paul Corlin (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Domaine de la Commanderie de Ballan – Duch (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Château des Marais – Auteur inconnu (image ancienne) (public domain) · Château de Bonnemare – Giogo (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Château de Sèvremont – Spouik (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Château Léognan – PA (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Château Viéndal – Château de Roncourt (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Château de la Voûte – Manfred Heyde (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Château de Tauziès – Paternel 1 (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Château de la Goujonnerie – Éduarel (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Château du Boulay-Morin – Antoine Garnier (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Le Manoir – Mattho69 (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Château de Dissay – Cosal (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Château du Pin – Isa2886 (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Château Camiac – William Ellison (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Château les Crostes – Lorgues (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Château de la Berchère – Sdo216 (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Château Les Carrasses – P e z i (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Château d'Isle-sur-Marne – Sminiou (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Château des Marcilly-Talaru – Calips (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Château au Veurdre – Sdo216 (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Château à Mussy-sur-Seine – Peter Potrowl (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Le Château des Plans – Chris j wood (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Château de Lannouan – Gustave William Lemaire (public domain) · Château à Eynesse – Jack ma (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Le Petit Château de Barbizon – Mussklprozz (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Château à Onlay – Urban (public domain) · Château Grand-Arnaud – BlueGinkgo (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Manoir du Bois Noblet – Rachel Foulon (public domain) · Château de Larochemillay – Moreau.henri (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Château de Maillat – EuroTripPhotos (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Manoir normand de Troarn – Koreus (public domain) · Lou Castel – Daniel VILLAFRUELA (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Château de la Hille – Sergio09200 (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Château Beaupré Deleuze – Vi..Cult... (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Château des Tours – Guilhem Vellut (CC BY 2.0) · Château d'Harcelaines – S. Erasme (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Château de la Vallée – Brunodesacacias (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Au cœur des vignes, château à La Réole – Mairie La Réole (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Le Domaine de Dony – Laurent Espitallier (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Château à Ourouer-les-Bourdelins – Ulmeracien (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Château à Gennes-Val-de-Loire – Aurélien Fanni (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Château la Gauchetière – Xfigpower (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Château à Thézac – Paternel 1 (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Château de Clairefontaine – Jochen Jahnke (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Château à Château-sur-Allier – Sdo216 (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Château d'Origny – Jean-Louis Zimmermann (CC BY 2.0) · Domaine du Bosc Roger – Gérard Janot (CC BY 3.0) · Château de Cavanac – MIC43 (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Château d'Agel – Jcb-caz-11 (CC BY-SA 4.0).