List of reportedly haunted locations in France explained

There are numerous reportedly haunted locations in France. This list alphabetizes by region (including overseas regions and collectivities) these places and then alphabetically within each region (including overseas regions and collectivities).

Regions

Brittany

• Château de Trécesson

has various paranormal legends according to believers.^[1]

Île-de-France

• Catacombes de Paris : It is said to be haunted by strange orbs and human figures from different centuries.
• Eiffel Tower^[2]
• Château de Versailles

once home to the French royal family between 1682 and 1789, a few tourists and employees have reported seeing people in 18th-century clothing.

• Cimetière du Père-Lachaise

the largest cemetery in Paris, France; in the northeast part of the modern city, it is the most visited cemetery in the world, and is said to be one of the most haunted cemeteries in Europe.

• Louvre^[3]
• Notre-Dame de Paris^[4]
• Jardin des Tuileries^[5]
• Parc Montsouris^[6]
• Place de la Bastille^[7]

Normandy

• Mont-Saint-Michel^[8]
• Mortemer, Seine-Maritime

ghostly sightings of monks wandering the area have been reported.

Nouvelle-Aquitaine

• Château de Bonaguil^[9]
• Château de Puymartin^[10]

Occitanie

• Palavas-les-Flots^[11]

Pays de la Loire

• Château de Brissac

legend says that Jacques de Brézé caught his wife, Charlotte, with another man, and in a fit of rage murdered them both.^[12]

• Château de Châteaubriant

this castle in the Loire-Atlantique département of western France is said to be haunted by the ghost of Françoise de Foix, a mistress of King Francis I. According to the legend, she was locked in her bed chambers by her husband, Jean de Laval-Châteaubriant, Governor of Brittany, jealous of her relationship with the King. She died on 16 October 1537, rumored to have been either poisoned or bled to death.^[13]

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

• Gréoux-les-Bains^[14]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Legends of the Joueurs fantômes and the Manoir du Pied d'Ânon . Bretagne.com . 11 June 2012.
2. Web site: Top 10 Haunted Places in France - Talk in French.
3. Web site: Top 10 Haunted Places in France - Talk in French.
4. Web site: Top 10 Haunted Places in France - Talk in French.
5. Web site: The 8 Most Haunted Places in France.
6. Web site: The 8 Most Haunted Places in France.
7. Web site: Top 10 Haunted Places in France - Talk in French.
8. Web site: Spooky France: 13 of the most haunted places to visit.
9. Web site: The 8 Most Haunted Places in France.
10. Web site: Spooky France: 13 of the most haunted places to visit.
11. Web site: Spooky France: 13 of the most haunted places to visit.
12. Web site: The Top 10 Weird Places in France You Didn't Know. Paris365Days.com . 2007–2010. 7 June 2012.
13. Web site: Chambre dorée de Françoise de Foix. fr. Pays de Châteaubriant website. 22 February 2013. dead. https://archive.today/20130412202208/http://www.pays-chateaubriant.fr/chateaubriant/menu_principal/visiter/chateau_de_chateaubriant/chambre_doree_de_francoise_de_foix. 12 April 2013.
14. Web site: The 8 Most Haunted Places in France.