Location Guides

Castle

1,149 places in France.

Alesia

Alise-Sainte-Reine

antique Gallo-Roman town

Ambrussum

Villetelle

Oppidum and Gallo-Roman agglomeration in Villetelle, Occitania, France

Argentoratum

Strasbourg

ancient name of the city of Strasbourg in France

Bastille

4th arrondissement of Paris

former fortress in Paris, France

Bastille

Grenoble

fortress overlooking Grenoble, France

Bibracte

Larochemillay

Bibracte is a fort in France.

Blockhaus d'Éperlecques

Éperlecques

Second World War bunker complex in the Pas-de-Calais department of northern France, built by Nazi Germany between March 1943 and July 1944 to serve as a launch base for V-2 rockets…

Castillet

Perpignan

fort and city gate in Perpignan

Castle of Saint-Leu

The Castle of Saint-Leu (Château de Saint-Leu) was located in Saint-Leu-la-Forêt (Val-d'Oise). Before the French Revolution, the village of Saint-Leu-la-Forêt had two castles: Chât…

Château d'Homps

Homps

ruined castle in Homps in the Gers département of France

Château d'Opme

Romagnat

11th-century castle converted to a château in Romagnat, France

Château d'Uriage

Saint-Martin-d'Uriage

castle in Saint-Martin-d'Uriage, Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France

Château de Barbezieux

Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire

castle in Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire in the Charente département of France

Château de Boussan

Boussan

ruined castle in Boussan in the Haute-Garonne département of France

Château de Brandon

Saint-Pierre-de-Varennes

castle in Saint-Pierre-de-Varennes in the Saône-et-Loire département of France

Château de Cambiac

Cambiac

15th-century castle in Cambiac in the Haute-Garonne département of France

Château de Charry

Montcuq-en-Quercy-Blanc

castle in Montcuq in the Lot département of France

Château de Condat

Condat-sur-Vézère

fortified former commandry of the Knights Hospitaller in France

Château de Culan

Culan

fortified castle built from the XIII to the XV century, on the edge of a ravine, then transformed in the XVI, in Culan, Cher department of France

Château de Doué-la-Fontaine

The Château de Doué-la-Fontaine, also known as Motte de la Chapelle and Doué-la-Fontaine Castle, is a motte and bailey castle in Doué-la-Fontaine, France that was built upon the fo…

Château de Génos

Génos

ruined castle in Génos in the Hautes-Pyrénées département of France

Château de Herrenstein

Neuwiller-lès-Saverne

ruined castle in Neuwiller-lès-Saverne in the Bas-Rhin département of France

Château de Jean

Villariès

French château built on the site of an older castle

Château de l'Herm

Rouffignac-Saint-Cernin-de-Reilhac

castle in Rouffignac-Saint-Cernin-de-Reilhac, France

Château de la Roche

Bellefosse

ruined castle situated in the commune of Bellefosse in the Bas-Rhin département in Alsace, France

Château de Lastours

Rilhac-Lastours

ruined castle in Rilhac-Lastours in the Haute-Vienne département of France

Château de Launac

Launac

15th-century castle in Launac in the Haute-Garonne département of France

Château de Mauriac

Douzillac

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Château de Montrond

Montrond-les-Bains

castle in the commune of Montrond-les-Bains in the Loire département of France

Château de Montrond

Saint-Amand-Montrond

castle in the commune of Saint-Amand-Montrond in the Cher département of France

Château de Montsoreau

Montsoreau

castle in the Loire valley France and location of château de montsoreau-museum of contemporary art

Château de Moret

Moret-Loing-et-Orvanne

castle in Moret-sur-Loing in the Seine-et-Marne département of France

Château de Mursay

Échiré

ruined 16th-century castle in the Deux-Sèvres département of France

Château de Péronne

Péronne

partly ruined castle in the commune of Péronne in the Somme département of France

Château de Ruthie

Aussurucq

castle in the commune of Aussurucq in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département of France

Château de Sarremezan

Sarremezan

15th-century castle in Sarremezan in the Haute-Garonne département of France

Château de Wangenbourg

Wangenbourg-Engenthal

ruined castle in Wangenbourg-Engenthal in the Bas-Rhin département of France

Château des Bories

Antonne-et-Trigonant

château at Antonne-et-Trigonant in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Château des Rohan

Mutzig

former castle and weapons factory now serving as a museum and cultural centre, Mutzig, France

Château Saulnier

Saint-Front-la-Rivière

Historic Monument in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Château-Dauphin

Pontgibaud

medieval castle in Pontgibaud in the Puy-de-Dôme département of France

Couville V-1 site

Couville

Unfinished Second World War V-1 launch and preparation complex in Normandy, France

Donjon Lacataye

Mont-de-Marsan

keep of a 14th-century castle in Landes, France

Entremont

Aix-en-Provence

human settlement in France

Fort Bordes

military structure located at Boric, Metz

Fort d'Issy

Issy-les-Moulineaux

Fort d'Issy is a fort in France.

Fort d'Ivry

Ivry-sur-Seine

Fort d'Ivry is a fort in France.

Fort de Bertheaume

Plougonvelin

fort in Plougonvelin, in the Department of Finistère, France. It is located on a tidal island

Fort de Brégançon

Bormes-les-Mimosas

island fortress in the French Riviera, presidential retreat

Fort de Loyasse

9th arrondissement of Lyon

Fort de Loyasse is a fort in France.

Fort des Têtes

Briançon

fortification in Briançon, Dauphiné, southeast France

Fort du Roule

Cherbourg-en-Cotentin

fortifications in Cherbourg-Octeville, France

Fort la Latte

Plévenon

French fort on the northern coast of Britanny

Fort Liberia

Villefranche-de-Conflent

Fort Liberia is a fort in France.

Fort Louis

fort built in La Rochelle in 1620-1622 by Louis XIII

Fort Louvois

Bourcefranc-le-Chapus

fortification built off shore in Bourcefranc-le-Chapus in the department of Charente-Maritime, France

Fort Lupin

Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente

artillery battery in Charente-Maritime, France

Fort Mahon

Ambleteuse

fort located on the coast of the Strait of Dover, northern France

Fort Médoc

Cussac-Fort-Médoc

Fort Médoc is a castle in France.

Fort Ney

Strasbourg

Strasbourg, France

Fort Saint-Jean

1st arrondissement of Lyon

Fort Saint-Jean is a fort in France.

Fort Saint-Jean

2nd arrondissement of Marseille

French fortification from 1660

Fort Souville

Fleury-devant-Douaumont

Fort Souville is a fort in France.

Fort Vaux

Vaux-devant-Damloup

fort located in Vaux-Devant-Damloup, Meuse, France

Fort Énet

Fouras

island in Charente-Maritime, France

Hillman Site

Colleville-Montgomery

German bunker from World War II on Sword Beach, Normandy, France

Hohenzollern Redoubt

Auchy-les-Mines

defensive strongpoint of the German 6th Army on the Western Front during World War I

Houlgate Battery

Calvados

World War II German artillery battery in the Basse-Normandie region

La Coupole

Helfaut

WWII Nazi-built bunker complex in France

Maisy battery

Grandcamp-Maisy

WW2 German fortifications in Normandy, France

Montluc Fort

3rd arrondissement of Lyon

fortification in Lyon, France

Oberhof

Saverne

castle in Saverne, France

Ouvrage La Ferté

Villy

Maginot Line at Villy and La Ferté-sur-Chiers (Ardennes, France)

Pech Maho

Sigean

iron age oppidum in southern France

Petit Bé

Saint-Malo

island in Ille-et-Vilaine, France

Peyrepertuse

Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse

Peyrepertuse is a castle in France.

Rocroi

Ardennes

commune in Ardennes, France

Sottevast V2 bunker

Sottevast

WWII bunker complex for launching V2-weapons in Sottevast near Cherbourg, in Normandy, France built by the forces of Nazi Germany between 1943 and 1944

Todt Battery

Audinghen

Battery of coastal artillery built by Nazi Germany during World War II, located near Cape Gris-Nez, Pas de Calais, France.

Tour de Montcuq

Montcuq-en-Quercy-Blanc

ruined castle in Montcuq, Lot, France.

Tour de Nesle

Paris

demolished guard tower of Parisian fortification wall

Tour Mélusine

Vouvant

keep of a former castle in Vouvant (Vendée, France)

Wasenbourg

Niederbronn-les-Bains

rock castle in Niederbronn-les-Bains, Alsace, France