List of castles in Normandy

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This list of castles in Normandy is a list of medieval castles or château forts in the regions of Lower Normandy and Upper Normandy in northern France.

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

Calvados[edit]

Castles of which little or nothing remains include Château d'Olivet.

Name
Date
Condition
Image Ownership
/ Access
Notes
Château de Beaumont-le-Richard 110112th century Ruins Farm
Château de Caen 106011-15th century Restored Built c.1060 by William the Conqueror, keep pulled down 1793, damaged by bombs during World War II.
Château de Colombières 130114-15th century Restored Private (open to the public)
Château de Courcy 110112-13th century Ruins Demolished early 16th century by order of Cardinal Richelieu.
Château de Creully 130114-16th century Rebuilt Commune
Château de Falaise 110112-13th century Restored Construction begun on site of earlier castle in 1123 by Henry I of England, damaged during World War II.[1]
Château de la Pommeraye 110116th century Restored Private (open to the public) Currently a hotel, reception, and wedding venue.[2]
Château de Vire 110112th century Ruins

Eure[edit]

Name
Date
Condition
Image Ownership
/ Access
Notes
Tour des Archives de Vernon 11231123 Ruins Keep survives.
Château Gaillard 11961196-8 Ruins Built in 2 years by Richard the Lionheart, early concentric castle of advanced design.
Château-sur-Epte 100111th century Ruins
Château de Conches-en-Ouche 103411th century Ruins Begun 1034.
Château de Gisors 110112-13th century Ruins
Château d'Harcourt 110112-14th century Partly habitable Converted to residence 17th century.
Château d'Ivry-la-Bataille 96010-13th century Ruins Dates from c.960.
Château des Tourelles 1196c.1196 Substantially intact Hardly changed for 800 years.
Château du Grand-Serquigny 17th century Ruins Destroyed by fire on 31 December 2023.[3]

Manche[edit]

Castles of which little or nothing remains include Château Ganne.

Name
Date
Condition
Image Ownership
/ Access
Notes
Château de Bricquebec Ruins
Château de Gavray Ruins
Château de Gratot 130114-18th century Ruins Ruins incorporated with later buildings.
Château de Pirou 110112-14th century Restored Converted into farm, 18th century.
Château de Regnéville 130114th century Ruins
Château de Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte 100111-12th century Ruins

Orne[edit]

Name
Date
Condition
Image Ownership
/ Access
Notes
Château de Carrouges 130114-18th century Rebuilt Remodelled 16-18th centuries.
Donjon de Chambois 110112th century Intact Well-preserved Norman keep.
Château de Domfront 100111th century Ruins
Château de Ducs d'Alençon 110112-15th century Intact Gatehouse survives.

Seine-Maritime[edit]

Name
Date
Condition
Image Ownership
/ Access
Notes
Château d'Arques-la-Bataille 110112-16th century Ruins
Château de Dieppe 110112-15th century Restored Town of Dieppe Largely reconstructed 1433, used as barracks until 1923.
Château de Fécamp 100111-12th century Ruins
Château d'Orcher 120113-14th century Fragment Keep survives, with later buildings.
Château de Robert-le-Diable 100111-12th century Partly habitable
Château de Rouen 12041204-1210 Restored Keep survives, known as Tour Jeanne d'Arc, roof added 19th century.
Château de Tancarville 110112th century Habitable
Manoir du Clap 16th-19th century restored Prévost Family Now used as a guesthouse[4]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Base Mérimée: Château de Falaise, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  2. ^ "Château de la Pommeraye".
  3. ^ "[VIDEO] Incendie au Grand-château de Serquigny : ce que l'on sait sur l'impressionnant accident qui a ravagé la bâtisse classée du 17e siècle". ladepeche.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-03.
  4. ^ "Accueil". www.manoirduclap.com. Retrieved 2021-04-12.