List of castles in Brittany

This list of castles in Brittany is a list of medieval castles or château forts in the region in western France.

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

Côtes-d'Armor edit

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

Name
Date
Condition
Image Ownership
/ Access
Notes
Château de Dinan 130114th century Substantially intact   Commune Houses local museum.[1]
Fort-la-Latte 130114th century Substantially intact   Surviving drawbridge.[2]
Château du Guildo 110112-14th century Ruins  
Château de La Hunaudaye 120113-15th century Ruins  
Château de Guingamp 140115th century
Château de La Roche-Jagu 14181418 Intact  
Château de Tonquédec 140115th century Ruins  

Finistère edit

Castles of which little or nothing remains include Château de Joyeuse Garde and Château de Rustéphan.

Name
Date
Condition
Image Ownership
/ Access
Notes
Château de Brest 100111-17th century Intact   On site of Roman fort, military fortress until 20th century.
Château de Châteaulin 90110th century Ruins Destroyed by the English in 1373.
Château de Kerjean 15401540s-1590s Substantially intact   Damaged during the French Revolution, restored in the 20th and 21st century.
Château de Kérouzéré 140115-17th century Intact   Besieged in 1590 during the French Wars of Religion, rebuilt c.1600.
Château du Taureau 150116-17th century. Substantially intact   Built 1542, redesigned by Vauban 1689.
Château de Trémazan 120113-14th century Ruins   Partially collapsed 1995.

Ille-et-Vilaine edit

Name
Date
Condition
Image Ownership
/ Access
Notes
Château de Bonnefontaine 100111-16th century Rebuilt  
Château de Combourg 100111-15th century Intact   Private (open to the public) Childhood home of François-René de Chateaubriand.[3]
Château de Fougères 100112-15th century Substantially intact  
Château de Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier 120113th century. Ruins  
Château de Saint-Malo 140115-18th century Restored   Commune
Solidor Tower 13691369-82 Intact   Formerly used as a gaol, now a museum.
Château de Vitré 120113-15th century Restored   Commune Abandoned 17th century, damaged by fire 18th century, restored from 1875.[4]

Morbihan edit

Name
Date
Condition
Image Ownership
/ Access
Notes
Château de Comper Rebuilt   Dismantled 1598, rebuilt 19th century.
Château de Josselin 130114th century Substantially intact   Partially demolished in 1629 on orders of Cardinal Richelieu, four of the original nine towers remain.
Château de Largoët 120113-15th century Ruins  
Château du Plessis-Josso 130114-16th century Intact
Château de Pontivy 140115-16th century Intact   Also known as the Château des Rohan.
Château de Suscinio 120113-15th century Restored   Département Restored from ruin after 1965, built as residence of the Duke of Brittany.[5]
Château de Trécesson 140115th century Intact   Private [6]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Base Mérimée: Château de la Reine Anne, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  2. ^ Base Mérimée: Fort de la Latte, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  3. ^ Base Mérimée: Château de Combourg, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  4. ^ Base Mérimée: Château de Vitré, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  5. ^ Base Mérimée: Château Saint-Nicolas de Suscinio, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  6. ^ Base Mérimée: Domaine du Château de Trécesson, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)