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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.

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Calvados

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

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

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

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

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

References

  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.
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