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château A château (; plural: châteaux) is a manor house or residence of the lord of the manor, or a fine country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally, and still most frequently, in French-speaking regions. Nowaday ...
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Brittany Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, Historical region, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known ...
, France.


Côtes-d'Armor

''Former Duchy of
Brittany Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, Historical region, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known ...
'', Departement 22. *
Château de Bienassis A château (; plural: châteaux) is a manor house or residence of the lord of the manor, or a fine country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally, and still most frequently, in French-speaking regions. Nowaday ...
, 15th and 16th centuries at
Erquy Erquy (; ; Gallo: ''Erqi'') is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. Erquy is located in a cove of the Penthièvre coast bordered by cape Erquy on one side and a volcanic rock formation called ''pointe ...
. Park and gardens. Classified as a Historic Monument. * Château de Caradeuc, at Plouasne * Château de La Caunelaye, at
Corseul Corseul (; ; Gallo: ''Corsoeut'') is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. The town was a major Roman town and contains Roman ruins. The town hall contains a small archaeological museum. History Corseul w ...
* Château de Coat-an-noz, at
Belle-Isle-en-Terre Belle-Isle-en-Terre (; br, Benac'h) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. ''Belle isle'' - in modern French - ''Belle île'' meaning "beautiful island" and ''en Terre'' significate "on the ground". Po ...
* Château de Costaérès, at Trégastel * Château de Dinan, at Dinan. Musée. Classified as a Historic Monument. *
Fort-la-Latte Fort la Latte, or the Castle of the Rock Goyon (french: La Roche-Goyon, br, Roc'h-Goueon), is a castle in the northeast of Brittany, about southeast of Cap Fréhel and about west of Saint-Malo, in the ''commune'' of Plévenon, Côtes-d'Armor. ...
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Plévenon Plévenon (; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. On January 1, 1973, Plévenon was merged with the commune of Pléherel, after which the new commune was called Fréhel. However, Plévenon was re-es ...
, Mediaeval fort rebuilt by Vauban. Classified as a Historic Monument. * Château de Guingamp, at Guingamp * Château de La Guyomarais, at Saint-Denoual * Château de Hac, at Quiou. Classified as a Historic Monument. * Château de la Hunaudaye, at
Plédéliac Plédéliac (; ; Gallo: ''Plédéliau'') is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. The Arguenon river flows through the commune. Population Inhabitants of Plédéliac are called ''plédéliacais'' in Fre ...
. Classified as a Historic Monument. * Château de Lorge, at L'Hermitage-Lorge. Listed as an Historic Monument. * Château de Montafilant, 13th century, at
Corseul Corseul (; ; Gallo: ''Corsoeut'') is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. The town was a major Roman town and contains Roman ruins. The town hall contains a small archaeological museum. History Corseul w ...
. Listed as an Historic Monument. * Château de Monterfil, at
Corseul Corseul (; ; Gallo: ''Corsoeut'') is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. The town was a major Roman town and contains Roman ruins. The town hall contains a small archaeological museum. History Corseul w ...
(site gallo-romain). Listed as an Historic Monument. * Château de la Motte-Broons, at
Broons Broons (; ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Bron'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Côtes-d'Armor Departments of France, department in Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in northwestern France. International relations Broons is twinne ...
(no visible remains) *
Château du Plessis-Madeuc A château (; plural: châteaux) is a manor house or residence of the lord of the manor, or a fine country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally, and still most frequently, in French-speaking regions. Nowaday ...
, 17th century, at
Corseul Corseul (; ; Gallo: ''Corsoeut'') is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. The town was a major Roman town and contains Roman ruins. The town hall contains a small archaeological museum. History Corseul w ...
* Château de Quintin, à
Quintin Quintin (; br, Kintin) is a commune in the Cotes-d'Armor department (Brittany region) in the northwest of France from Saint-Brieuc, the department capital. History The area around Quintin has been occupied since the Neolithic. Early Quintin ...
. Classified as a Historic Monument. *
Château de la Roche-Jagu The Château de la Roche-Jagu is a 15th century fortified house located in the Communes of France, commune of Ploëzal in the Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany, France. Since 1958, it has been owned and managed by the Council of the department of the Côtes- ...
, at
Ploëzal Ploëzal (; br, Pleuzal) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. Population Inhabitants of Ploëzal are called ''ploëzalais'' in French. See also *Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department The f ...
. Classified as a Historic Monument. Noted park and gardens "Jardin remarquable" (remarkable garden). *
Château de Rosanbo The Château de Rosanbo, in the Breton commune of Lanvellec in the French département of Côtes d'Armor (22), overlooks the Bô river valley. The origin of its name stems from this fact, as in Breton it means "rock on the Bô". It has been cl ...
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Lanvellec Lanvellec (; br, Lanvaeleg) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in north-western France. Culture The commune has a rich architectural and cultural heritage. The parish church of Saint-Brandan was rebuilt between 1852 and 1 ...
. Listed as an Historic Monument. * Château des Salles, at Guingamp * Château de la Tandourie, 16th century, at
Corseul Corseul (; ; Gallo: ''Corsoeut'') is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. The town was a major Roman town and contains Roman ruins. The town hall contains a small archaeological museum. History Corseul w ...
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Château de Tonquédec The Château de Tonquédec is a castle in the ''commune'' of Tonquédec in the Côtes d'Armor ''département'' of France. It is one of the most visited monuments in the Côtes d'Armor. One of the most impressive French medieval sites, this ''châ ...
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Tonquédec Tonquédec (; br, Tonkedeg) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. Population Inhabitants of Tonquédec are called ''tonquédois'' in French. Breton language Most of the inhabitants speaking Bret ...
. (ruin) Classified as a Historic Monument. * Château de Vaulembert, at
Corseul Corseul (; ; Gallo: ''Corsoeut'') is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. The town was a major Roman town and contains Roman ruins. The town hall contains a small archaeological museum. History Corseul w ...
* Manoir de Vaumadeuc, 15th century, at
Pléven Pléven (; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France, 70km north west of Rennes. The Arguenon river flows through the commune. Notable buildings The parish church is dedicated to St Pierre. The Manoir du ...
. Breton Renaissance. Listed as an Historic Monument. * Château de la Villeneuve, 17th century, at Lanmodez *
Château du Guildo A château (; plural: châteaux) is a manor house or residence of the lord of the manor, or a fine country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally, and still most frequently, in French-speaking regions. Nowaday ...
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Créhen Créhen (; br, Krehen; Gallo: ''Qerhen'') is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. The Arguenon river flows through the commune. Population The inhabitants of Créhen are known in French as ''créhenna ...
. (ruin)


Finistère Finistère (, ; br, Penn-ar-Bed ) is a department of France in the extreme west of Brittany. In 2019, it had a population of 915,090.

''Former Duchy of
Brittany Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, Historical region, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known ...
'', Departement 29. *
Fort de Bertheaume The Fort de Bertheaume is a fort in Plougonvelin, in the Department of Finistère, France. It is located on a tidal island that nowadays connects to the mainland via a footbridge. The fort sits well above sea level, and its steep cliffs have rend ...
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Plougonvelin Plougonvelin (; br, Plougonvelen) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Geography Climate Plougonvelin has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfb''). The average annual temperature in Pl ...
* Château de Bodinio at
Clohars-Fouesnant Clohars-Fouesnant (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Clohars-Fouesnant are called in French ''Cloharsiens''. See also *Communes of the Finistère department The fol ...
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Château de Brest The Château de Brest ( br, Kastell Brest) is a castle in Brest, Finistère, France. The oldest monument in the town, it is located at the mouth of the river Penfeld at the heart of the roadstead of Brest, one of the largest roadsteads in the w ...
, at
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* Château de Châteaulin, at Châteaulin (ruin) * Château de Châteauneuf-du-Faou, at
Châteauneuf-du-Faou Châteauneuf-du-Faou () is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Geography Châteauneuf-du-Faou is located in the middle of Brittany, between Monts d'Arrée and Montagne Noire. The town is built on a hill ov ...
(ruin) * Château de Cheffontaines, at
Clohars-Fouesnant Clohars-Fouesnant (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Clohars-Fouesnant are called in French ''Cloharsiens''. See also *Communes of the Finistère department The fol ...
* Ville close de Concarneau, at
Concarneau Concarneau (, meaning ''Bay of Cornouaille'') is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Concarneau is bordered to the west by the Baie de La Forêt. The town has two distinct areas: the modern town on the main ...
* Château de Guilguiffin, at
Landudec Landudec (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Landudec are called in French ''Landudecois''. See also *Communes of the Finistère department The following is a list of ...
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Château de Joyeuse Garde The Château de Joyeuse Garde is the site of a castle associated with Joyous Gard from Arthurian legend.Caird, Monica (1906). ''Romantic Cities of Provence.'' C. Scribner's Sons Its ruins in the town of La Forest-Landerneau in Brittany Britt ...
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La Forest-Landerneau La Forest-Landerneau (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France. Population Inhabitants of La Forest-Landerneau are called in French ''Forestois''. See also *Communes of the Finistère department The f ...
(ruin) * Château du Juch, at Juch * Château de Keraval, at Plomelin * Manoir de Kerazan, at Loctudy * Château de Kergos, at
Clohars-Fouesnant Clohars-Fouesnant (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Clohars-Fouesnant are called in French ''Cloharsiens''. See also *Communes of the Finistère department The fol ...
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Château de Kergroadès A château (; plural: châteaux) is a manor house or residence of the lord of the manor, or a fine country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally, and still most frequently, in French-speaking regions. Nowaday ...
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Brélès Brélès (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France. Population Inhabitants of Brélès are called ''Brélésiens'' in French. Sights *Château de Kergroadès, 17th century * Manoir de Bel Air, 15th cen ...
* Château de Keriolet, at
Concarneau Concarneau (, meaning ''Bay of Cornouaille'') is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Concarneau is bordered to the west by the Baie de La Forêt. The town has two distinct areas: the modern town on the main ...
* Château de Kerjean, at Saint-Vougay *
Château de Kerlarec A château (; plural: châteaux) is a manor house or residence of the lord of the manor, or a fine country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally, and still most frequently, in French-speaking regions. Nowaday ...
at Arzano. * Manoir de Kernuz, at
Pont-l'Abbé Pont-l'Abbé (; , "Abbot's bridge") is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. The self-styled capital of Pays Bigouden (roughly the region between the river Odet and the Bay of Audierne), Pont-l'Abbé was fou ...
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Château de Keroual A château (; plural: châteaux) is a manor house or residence of the lord of the manor, or a fine country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally, and still most frequently, in French-speaking regions. Nowaday ...
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Guilers Guilers (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Guilers are called in French ''Guilériens''. Breton language In 2008, 7.02% of primary-school children attended bilingual ...
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Château de Kerouzéré A château (; plural: châteaux) is a manor house or residence of the lord of the manor, or a fine country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally, and still most frequently, in French-speaking regions. Nowaday ...
, at Sibiril (ruin) * Château de Lanniron, at
Quimper Quimper (, ; br, Kemper ; la, Civitas Aquilonia or ) is a commune and prefecture of the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France. Administration Quimper is the prefecture (capital) of the Finistère department. Geography The ...
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Manoir de Mézarnou The Manoir de Mézarnou is a fortified 16th century manor-house located in the Finistère ''département'' of Brittany in northwestern France. It is located in the small rural town of Plounéventer, near Landivisiau. It was erected by Yves de Parc ...
, at
Plounéventer Plounéventer (; br, Gwineventer, ) is a commune in the Finistère department, Brittany, northwestern France.Château du Pérennou, at Plomelin * Château de Pont-L'Abbé, at
Pont-l'Abbé Pont-l'Abbé (; , "Abbot's bridge") is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. The self-styled capital of Pays Bigouden (roughly the region between the river Odet and the Bay of Audierne), Pont-l'Abbé was fou ...
* Château de Quimerc'h (destroyed), at
Bannalec Bannalec (; br, Banaleg) is a commune in the Finistère department in the Brittany region in northwestern France. Bannalec station has rail connections to Quimper, Lorient and Vannes. Bannalec is twinned with the Irish town of Castleisland. Geog ...
* Château de La Roche-Maurice, at
La Roche-Maurice La Roche-Maurice (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France. Population Inhabitants of La Roche-Maurice are called in French ''Rochois''. International relations La Roche Maurice's twin town is Bishopsteig ...
(ruin) * Château de La Roche-Moisan, at Arzano (ruin) *
Château de Rustéphan The Château de Rustéphan is a small, ruined 15th–16th century manor-house in the Finistère ''département'' of France. It is located in the small rural town of Nizon, near Pont-Aven. It was erected by Jean Du Faou, chamberlain of France an ...
, at Pont-Aven (ruin) *
Manoir de Stang-al-lin The Manoir de Stang-al-lin is a manor-house located in the Finistère ''département'' of Brittany in northwestern France. It is located in the small town of Concarneau, near Quimper. It was erected by Gustave Bonduelle in 1903.
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Concarneau Concarneau (, meaning ''Bay of Cornouaille'') is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Concarneau is bordered to the west by the Baie de La Forêt. The town has two distinct areas: the modern town on the main ...
* Château du Taureau, at Carantec, on the bay of Morlaix (castle) * Château de Trémazan, at
Landunvez Landunvez (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Landunvez is twinned with the town of Bradninch in Devon, UK.Château de Trévarez The Château de Trévarez is a stately home in the commune of Saint-Goazec in Finistère, in Brittany, France. The former manor house was built in the 16th century (the west part) and the 17th century (the east part). The present structure was com ...
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Saint-Goazec Saint-Goazec (; br, Sant-Wazeg) in commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France. Population Inhabitants of Saint-Goazec are called in French ''Saint-Goaziens''. The commune's population peaks in 1906. Geography ...


Ille-et-Vilaine Ille-et-Vilaine (; br, Il-ha-Gwilen) is a department of France, located in the region of Brittany in the northwest of the country. It is named after the two rivers of the Ille and the Vilaine. It had a population of 1,079,498 in 2019.

''Former Duchy of
Brittany Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, Historical region, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known ...
'', Departement 35. * Château de La Ballue, 17th century at Bazouges-la-Pérouse. Noted gardens. * Château du Bois Cornillé, at Val-d'Izé * Château du Bois Orcan, at Noyal-sur-Vilaine. Moyen-Âge/Renaissance. Noted park and gardens "Jardin remarquable" (remarkable garden). * Château de Bonnefontaine, 16th century at
Antrain Antrain (; br, Entraven; Gallo: ''Antrein'') is a former commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in the Brittany in northwestern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Val-Couesnon. Château de Bonnefontaine dates to the ...
. Breton Renaissance, Park of 25 hectares. * Château de la Bourbansais, at
Pleugueneuc Pleugueneuc (; br, Plegeneg; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Ploegenoec'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine Departments of France, department in Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in northwestern France. Population Inha ...
. Zoo, Classified gardens. * Château de Boutavent, at Iffendic * Château de Caradeuc, at
Bécherel Bécherel (; , Gallo: ''Becherèu'') is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. History During the Roman times the town was positioned close to the important road linking Rennes with Dinan to the north. In ...
. Park of 40 hectares. * Château de La Chapelle-Bouëxic, 15th and 17th century at La Chapelle-Bouëxic * Château de Châteaugiron, at
Châteaugiron Châteaugiron (; ; Gallo: ''Chaujon'') is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France. It extended on 1 January 2017 by merging with the former communes of Saint-Aubin-du-Pavail and Ossé. Population Inhabit ...
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Château de Combourg Château de Combourg is a medieval castle in the ''commune'' of Combourg in the Ille-et-Vilaine ''département'' of Brittany, France. The castle stands on a small hill next to Lac Tranquille ("Lake Tranquil") in the town of Combourg. History ...
, XIIe et XVe, at
Combourg Combourg (; br, Komborn; ; Gallo: ''Conbórn'') is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. History The town is part of the Patrimoine Urbain de Bretagne and labelled as one of Les Petites Cités de Caract ...
. Cradle of romanticism, Childhood home of François-René de Chateaubriand, Classified park. *
Château de Fougères The Château de Fougères is a castle in the ''commune'' of Fougères in the Ille-et-Vilaine ''département'' of France. The castle was built on a naturally protected site, a rock emerging from a swamp surrounded by a loop of the Nançon river act ...
, at Fougères (castle) * Manoir de Limoëlou, 16th century at
Saint-Malo Saint-Malo (, , ; Gallo: ; ) is a historic French port in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, on the English Channel coast. The walled city had a long history of piracy, earning much wealth from local extortion and overseas adventures. In 1944, the Alli ...
. Museum of
Jacques Cartier Jacques Cartier ( , also , , ; br, Jakez Karter; 31 December 14911 September 1557) was a French-Breton maritime explorer for France. Jacques Cartier was the first European to describe and map the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the shores of th ...
. * Château de Montmarin, 18th century at
Pleurtuit Pleurtuit (; ) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France. Population Inhabitants of Pleurtuit are called in French ''pleurtuisiens''. See also * Dinard - Pleurtuit - Saint-Malo Airport *Communes of the I ...
. Classified gardens. *
Château de Montmuran A château (; plural: châteaux) is a manor house or residence of the lord of the manor, or a fine country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally, and still most frequently, in French-speaking regions. Nowaday ...
, 12th, 14th and 17th century at Iffs. Associated with de Bertrand du Guesclin. * Château de la Motte-Jean, at
Saint-Coulomb Saint-Coulomb (; br, Sant-Kouloum) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. Population Inhabitants are called ''colombanais'' in French. History Its name comes from Saint Colomban, who came in the ye ...
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Fort National Fort National is a fort on a tidal island a few hundred metres off the walled city of Saint-Malo. The great military architect Vauban had it built in 1689 to protect Saint-Malo's port. The fort was originally called Fort Royal. In 1789 the fo ...
, at
Saint-Malo Saint-Malo (, , ; Gallo: ; ) is a historic French port in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, on the English Channel coast. The walled city had a long history of piracy, earning much wealth from local extortion and overseas adventures. In 1944, the Alli ...
(castle) * Château du Nessay, at Saint-Briac-sur-Mer *
Petit Bé Petit Bé is a tidal island near the city of Saint-Malo, France, close to the larger island of Grand Bé. At low tide one can walk to the island from the nearby Bon-Secours beach. Fort In 1667 the French government built a small fort on the i ...
, at
Saint-Malo Saint-Malo (, , ; Gallo: ; ) is a historic French port in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, on the English Channel coast. The walled city had a long history of piracy, earning much wealth from local extortion and overseas adventures. In 1944, the Alli ...
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Château des Rochers-Sévigné A château (; plural: châteaux) is a manor house or residence of the lord of the manor, or a fine country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally, and still most frequently, in French-speaking regions. Nowaday ...
, at Vitré * Château de Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier, at
Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier (; ) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. Geography Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier is located at northeast of Rennes and south of Mont Saint-Michel. The bordering communes are Mézià ...
(ruin) * Château de Saint-Malo, at
Saint-Malo Saint-Malo (, , ; Gallo: ; ) is a historic French port in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, on the English Channel coast. The walled city had a long history of piracy, earning much wealth from local extortion and overseas adventures. In 1944, the Alli ...
* Tour Solidor, at
Saint-Malo Saint-Malo (, , ; Gallo: ; ) is a historic French port in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, on the English Channel coast. The walled city had a long history of piracy, earning much wealth from local extortion and overseas adventures. In 1944, the Alli ...
* Château de la Briantais, at
Saint-Malo Saint-Malo (, , ; Gallo: ; ) is a historic French port in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, on the English Channel coast. The walled city had a long history of piracy, earning much wealth from local extortion and overseas adventures. In 1944, the Alli ...
. Parc. * Malouinière de la Ville Bague, 18th century at
Saint-Coulomb Saint-Coulomb (; br, Sant-Kouloum) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. Population Inhabitants are called ''colombanais'' in French. History Its name comes from Saint Colomban, who came in the ye ...
. Park. *
Château de Vitré The Château de Vitré is a medieval castle in the town of Vitré, in the Ille-et-Vilaine département of France. The first castle in Vitré was built of wood on a feudal motte around the year 1000 on the Sainte-Croix hill. The castle was burne ...
, at Vitré (castle)


Loire-Atlantique Loire-Atlantique (; br, Liger-Atlantel; before 1957: ''Loire-Inférieure'', br, Liger-Izelañ, link=no) is a department in Pays de la Loire on the west coast of France, named after the river Loire and the Atlantic Ocean. It had a population o ...

''Former Duchy of
Brittany Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, Historical region, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known ...
'', Departement 44. *
Château des ducs de Bretagne :''This article includes information translated from the Wikipedia article Château des ducs de Bretagne'' The Château des ducs de Bretagne ( en, Castle of the Dukes of Brittany) is a large castle located in the city of Nantes in the Loire-Atla ...
(the Palace of the Dukes of Brittany) at
Nantes Nantes (, , ; Gallo: or ; ) is a city in Loire-Atlantique on the Loire, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the sixth largest in France, with a population of 314,138 in Nantes proper and a metropolitan area of nearly 1 million inhabita ...
* Château de Blain, at Blain (castle) * Château de Bois-Briand, at
Nantes Nantes (, , ; Gallo: or ; ) is a city in Loire-Atlantique on the Loire, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the sixth largest in France, with a population of 314,138 in Nantes proper and a metropolitan area of nearly 1 million inhabita ...
* Château de la Bretesche, at
Missillac Missillac (; Gallo: ''Misilhac'', Breton: ''Merzhelieg'') is a commune located in the department of Loire-Atlantique in western France. Geography Missillac is located at the northwestern edge of Loire-Atlantique at the limit of the Morbiha ...
* Château de Careil, at
Guérande Guérande (; br, Gwenrann, ; french: label=Gallo, Geraundd) is a medieval town located in the department of Loire-Atlantique, and the region of Pays de la Loire, Western France. The inhabitants are referred to as ''Guérandais'' (masculine), and ...
* Château de Chassay, at
Sainte-Luce-sur-Loire Sainte-Luce-sur-Loire (, literally ''Sainte-Luce on Loire''; ) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. This commune is one of 24 communes that make up the intercommunality of Nantes Metropolis. Population See also *Co ...
* Château de Châteaubriant, at
Châteaubriant Châteaubriant (; br, Kastell-Briant; Gallo: ''Châtiaoberiant'') is a town in western France, about southwest of Paris, and one of the three sous-préfectures of the Loire-Atlantique department. Châteaubriant is also situated in the historica ...
(castle) *
Château de Clermont The Château de Clermont, built between 1643 and 1649, is located in the commune of Le Cellier, 27 kilometres (17 mi) from Nantes in France. It was owned by the Maupassant family before becoming the property of the actor Louis de Funès. App ...
, at Cellier * Château de Clisson, at Clisson (castle) *
Château de la Motte-Glain The Château de la Motte-Glain is a 15th-century castle in the '' commune'' of La Chapelle-Glain in the Loire-Atlantique ''département'' of France. It was modified by Pierre de Rohan-Gié in the 17th century. History The castle was built by Pier ...
, at
La Chapelle-Glain La Chapelle-Glain (; Gallo: ''La Chapèll-Glen'', br, Chapel-Glenn) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique ''département'' in western France. Geography La Chapelle-Glain is 31 km north of Ancenis, 55 km west of Angers, 66 km nor ...
* Château de l'Oiselinière, at Gorges * Château de la Pinelais, at
Saint-Père-en-Retz Saint-Père-en-Retz (, literally ''Saint-Père in Retz''; br, Sant-Pêr-Raez) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. As of 2020 it has a population of 4,594. Population Notable people * Francis Aupiais(1877-1945) ...
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Château de Pornic The Château de Pornic is a restored castle in the ''commune'' of Pornic in the Loire-Atlantique ''département'' of France, 50 km from Nantes. It is also known as the "Château de Barbe Bleue" (Bluebeard) because it belonged to Gilles de Rai ...
, at
Pornic Pornic (; ''Pornizh'' in Breton, ''Port-Nitz'' in Gallo) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. In 1973 the commune of Pornic absorbed the neighbouring municipalities of Sainte-Marie-sur-Mer and Clion-sur-Mer. Populat ...
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Château de Ranrouët The Château du Ranroët is a castle existing since the 12th century, located in Herbignac in the Loire-Atlantique department of France. Since 1925, the Château du Ranroët has been listed as a '' monument historique'' by the French Ministry of ...
, at Herbignac (castle) * Château de la Seilleraye, at
Carquefou Carquefou (; ) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique, department in the region Pays de la Loire, in western France. Population Economy The headquarters of the geophysical research company Sercel is located in Carquefou Sport In 2008, the local ...
*See also List of châteaux in the Pays-de-la-Loire


Morbihan Morbihan ( , ; br, Mor-Bihan ) is a department in the administrative region of Brittany, situated in the northwest of France. It is named after the Morbihan (''small sea'' in Breton), the enclosed sea that is the principal feature of the coastli ...

''Former Duchy of
Brittany Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, Historical region, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known ...
'', Departement 56.


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* List of châteaux in Loire-Atlantique *
List of castles in France This is a list of castles in France, arranged by Region and Department. ;Notes: # The French word ''château'' has a wider meaning than the English ''castle'': it includes architectural entities that are properly called palaces, mansions or vine ...
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