List of castles in the Île-de-France
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This list of castles in the Île-de-France is a list of medieval castles or château forts in the region in northern France.
Links in italics are links to articles in the French Wikipedia.
Name |
Date |
Condition |
Image | Ownership / Access |
Notes |
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Château de Dourdan | c.1220 | Substantially intact | ![]() |
Museum | Keep isolated by dry moat from rest of castle, used as prison until 1852. |
Château d'Étampes | 12th century | Ruins | ![]() |
Keep survives, known as the Tour de Guinette. | |
Château de Montlhéry | 13th century | Ruins | ![]() |
Keep survives substantially intact. |
Castles of which little or nothing remains include Château La Boursidière.
Castles of which little or nothing remains include The Bastille, The Louvre, The Temple and Château de la Tournelle.
Name |
Date |
Condition |
Image | Ownership / Access |
Notes | |
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The Bastille | c. 1370-1789 | Few relics survive | ![]() |
Due to its destruction after 1789, very little remains of the Bastille in the 21st century. | ||
La Conciergerie | 13-14th century | Fragment | Three towers survive from the medieval Conciergerie: the Caesar Tower, the Silver Tower and the Bonbec ("good beak") Tower. | |||
The Louvre | c. 12th century | Few relics survive | ![]() |
Due to its continual alteration, very little remains of the fortress. | ||
The Temple | c. 13th century | Few relics survive | ![]() |
Due to its destruction after 1800s, very little remains. | ||
Château de la Tournelle | c. 12th century | Few relics survive | ![]() |
Name |
Date |
Condition |
Image | Ownership / Access |
Notes |
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Château de Blandy-les-Tours | 14-16th century | Restored | ![]() |
Rebuilt 16th century, dismantled and transformed into farm 18th century.[1] | |
Château de Brie-Comte-Robert | 12-15th century | Ruins | ![]() |
Commune | |
Château de la Grange-Bléneau | 14-15th century | Intact | ![]() |
Josée and René de Chambrun Foundation | Altered 17th century, home of Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette 1802-34, unchanged since. |
Château du Houssoy | 14-15th century | Ruins | ![]() |
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Château de Moret | 12th century | ||||
Château de Montaiguillon | 12th century | Ruins | |||
Château de Nangis | 13-15th century | Rebuilt | ![]() |
Hôtel de ville | |
Château de Nemours | 12-14th century | Intact | ![]() |
Museum | |
Tour César (Provins) | 12-14th century | Intact | ![]() |
Commune | |
Château de Sigy | 14th century | Rebuilt | Altered 15th, 17th and 18th centuries. |
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Name |
Date |
Condition |
Image | Ownership / Access |
Notes |
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Vincennes | 12-14th century | Restored | ![]() |
Royal castle, keep 170 ft (52 m) high, Henry V of England died there in 1422, military HQ in 1940. |
Name |
Date |
Condition |
Image | Ownership / Access |
Notes |
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Château de Beaumont-sur-Oise | 12-14th century | Ruins | |||
Château de La Roche-Guyon | 12th century | Ruins | ![]() |
Name |
Date |
Condition |
Image | Ownership / Access |
Notes |
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Château de Beynes | 11-14th century | Ruins | Commune of Beynes | Abandoned 18th century. | |
Donjon de Houdan | 1120-1137 | Ruins | ![]() |
Keep survives. | |
Château de La Madeleine (Chevreuse) | 12-15th century | Substantially intact | ![]() |
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Donjon de Maurepas | Ruins | ||||
Château de Montfort | Ruins | ![]() |
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Château de Villiers-le-Mahieu | 13th and 17th centuries | Restored from mid 20th century | Hotel |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Base Mérimée: Château de Blandy-les-Tours, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)