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

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

Name
 Date
 Condition
 Image Ownership
/ Access		 Notes
Château de Dinan 14th century Substantially intact Commune Houses local museum.[1]
Fort-la-Latte 14th century Substantially intact Surviving drawbridge.[2]
Château du Guildo 12-14th century Ruins
Château de La Hunaudaye 13-15th century Ruins
Château de Guingamp 15th century
Château de La Roche-Jagu 1418 Intact
Château de Tonquédec 15th century Ruins

Finistère

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 11-17th century Intact On site of Roman fort, military fortress until 20th century.
Château de Châteaulin 10th century Ruins Destroyed by the English in 1373.
Château de Kerjean 1540s-1590s Substantially intact Damaged during the French Revolution, restored in the 20th and 21st century.
Château de Kérouzéré 15-17th century Intact Besieged in 1590 during the French Wars of Religion, rebuilt c.1600.
Château du Taureau 16-17th century. Substantially intact Built 1542, redesigned by Vauban 1689.
Château de Trémazan 13-14th century Ruins Partially collapsed 1995.

Ille-et-Vilaine

Name
 Date
 Condition
 Image Ownership
/ Access		 Notes
Château de Bonnefontaine 11-16th century Rebuilt
Château de Combourg 11-15th century Intact Private (open to the public) Childhood home of François-René de Chateaubriand.[3]
Château de Fougères 12-15th century Substantially intact
Château de Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier 13th century. Ruins
Château de Saint-Malo 15-18th century Restored Commune
Solidor Tower 1369-82 Intact Formerly used as a gaol, now a museum.
Château de Vitré 13-15th century Restored Commune Abandoned 17th century, damaged by fire 18th century, restored from 1875.[4]

Morbihan

Name
 Date
 Condition
 Image Ownership
/ Access		 Notes
Château de Comper Rebuilt Dismantled 1598, rebuilt 19th century.
Château de Josselin 14th century Substantially intact Partially demolished in 1629 on orders of Cardinal Richelieu, four of the original nine towers remain.
Château de Largoët 13-15th century Ruins
Château du Plessis-Josso 14-16th century Intact
Château de Pontivy 15-16th century Intact Also known as the Château des Rohan.
Château de Suscinio 13-15th century Restored Département Restored from ruin after 1965, built as residence of the Duke of Brittany.[5]
Château de Trécesson 15th century Intact Private [6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Château de Dinan". Ministry of Culture. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
  2. ↑ "Fort-la-Latte". Ministry of Culture. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
  3. ↑ "Château de Combourg". Ministry of Culture. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
  4. ↑ "Château de Vitré". Ministry of Culture. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
  5. ↑ "Château de Trécesson". Ministry of Culture. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
  6. ↑ "Château de Trécesson". Ministry of Culture. Retrieved 2011-06-14.


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