List of castles in the Centre-Val de Loire region explained

This list of castles in the Centre-Val de Loire region is a list of medieval castles or châteaux forts in this French region.

Links in italics are links to articles in the French Wikipedia.

Cher

Castles of which little or nothing remains include Château de Montrond.

Name	Date	Condition	Image	Ownership / Access	Notes
Château d'Ainay-le-Vieil	130114th century	Intact		Private	Part medieval, part Renaissance.
Château de Bannegon
Château de Culan	110112-15th century	Restored		Private	Renaissance additions.
Château du Grand-Besse	140115th century	Fragment			Keep survives, with later buildings.
Donjon de Jouy	130114th century	Ruins
Château de Mehun-sur-Yèvre	120113-14th century	Ruins
Château de Pesselières	140115-19th century	Rebuilt
Château de Sancerre		Ruins

Eure-et-Loir

See main article: List of châteaux in Eure-et-Loir.

Name	Date	Condition	Image	Ownership / Access	Notes
Château d'Anet	110114-19th century	Rebuilt		Private Access : Yes	Residence of Diane de Poitiers, the mistress of Henry II of France.
Château de Châteaudun	110112-16th century	Rebuilt		Centre des monuments nationaux Access : Yes	Converted to Renaissance residence, 12th century keep survives.
Château de Levesville	110115-19th century	Rebuilt		Private Access : No	Converted to residence, towers survive.
Château de Maintenon	120113-19th century	Rebuilt		Conseil départemental d'Eure-et-Loir Access : Yes	Converted to residence, medieval keep and towers survive.

Indre

Name	Date	Condition	Image	Ownership / Access	Notes
Château d'Azay-le-Ferron	140115th century	Fragment		City of Tours	Medieval tower survives, incorporated into 17th century building.
Château de Brosse	120113-15th century	Ruins
Château d'Ingrandes	130114-15th century	Restored			First built 10th century.
Château du Mont	130114-15th century	Restored
Château de Sarzay	130114-15th century	Ruins		Private (open to the public)	15th-century tower survives intact.

Indre-et-Loire

Name	Date	Condition	Image	Ownership / Access	Notes
Château d'Amboise	100111-16th century	Fragment			Extensively rebuilt by Charles VIII of France from 1492, largely demolished 18-19th centuries.
Château de La Celle-Guenand	140115th century	Rebuilt		Private	Remodelled in the 17th century as a private residence.
Château de Chinon	90110-15th century	Restored			Royal castle, setting for the play and film The Lion in Winter.
Château de Cinq-Mars-la-Pile		Ruins
Château de la Guerche	140115th century	Intact			Restored 17th century.
Château de Langeais	90110-15th century	Intact			Ruins of 10th century keep survive, castle rebuilt from 1465, working drawbridge.
Château de Loches	100111-14th century	Ruins			Rebuilt by Henry II of England.
Château de Luynes		Intact
Château de Montbazon	100111-15th century	Ruins			Keep dates from c.1000, built by Fulk III, Count of Anjou.
Château de Montpoupon		Rebuilt
Château de Montrésor	1393c.1393	Ruins			Renaissance mansion and ruins of medieval castle.
Château du Rivau	14451445	Intact
Château de Tours		Fragment			Medieval tower survives with later building.
Château d'Ussé	140115-17th century	Rebuilt		Private	Rebuilt from ruins from 1460s.
Château de Vaujours	110112-15th century	Ruins

Loir-et-Cher

Name	Date	Condition	Image	Ownership / Access	Notes
Château de Chaumont	14651465-1510	Restored		Museum	Modernised and restored in successive centuries, north wing demolished to open up views.
Château de Fougères-sur-Bièvre	14751475	Intact
Château de Lavardin	110112-15th century	Ruins
Château de Matval	120113-15th century	Rebuilt
Château de Montoire	100111-14th century	Ruins		Commune
Château de Montrichard	100111-12th century	Ruins			Originally built by Fulk III, Count of Anjou, dismantled by order of Henri IV of France, 1589.
Château du Moulin	14801480-1501	Fragment
Château de Vendôme		Ruins

Loiret

Name	Date	Condition	Image	Ownership / Access	Notes
Château de Beaugency	100111th century	Ruins
Château de Bellegarde	130114-18th century	Rebuilt			Known as Château des l'Hospital.
Château de Chamerolles	150116th century	Intact			Renaissance château, in form of medieval fortress.
Château de Châteaurenard		Ruins
		Ruins
Château du Hallier		Ruins
Château de Meung-sur-Loire	120112-18th century	Rebuilt
Château de Sully-sur-Loire	130114-17th century	Intact		Département du Loiret	On site of earlier castle, seat of the ducs de Sully until 1962.
Château de Yevre-le-Chatel		Ruins

See also

• List of castles in France
• List of châteaux in France