# List of castles in the Pays de la Loire

This list of castles in the Pays de la Loire 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.

## Loire-Atlantique

| Name | Date | Condition | Ownership / Access | Notes |
| Château d'Ancenis | 140115th century | Substantially intact | | |
| Château de Blain | 120113-16th century | Substantially intact | | Remodelled 16th century. |
| Château de la Bretesche | 140115th century | Reconstructed | | Reconstructed 19th century |
| Château de Careil | 130114-16th century | Substantially intact | | |
| Château des ducs de Bretagne | 14661466 | Restored | Ville de Nantes | Houses Nantes History Museum. |
| Château de Châteaubriant | 100111-16th century | Intact | | Medieval castle remodelled as Renaissance château. |
| Château de Clisson | 120113-15th century | Ruins | | |
| Château de la Motte-Glain | 140115-17th century | Substantially intact | | Remodelled 17th century. |
| Château de Pornic | 110112-15th century | Restored | Private | Restored 19th century, belonged to Gilles de Rais in 15th century. |
| Château de Ranrouët | 110112th century | Ruins | | |

## Maine-et-Loire

| Name | Date | Condition | Ownership / Access | Notes |
| Château d'Angers | 120113th century | Substantially intact | City of Angers | Walls nearly 2,000 ft (610 m) in circumference, incorporating 17 towers originally 130 ft (40 m) high. |
| Château de Baugé | 140115th century | Intact | | Built as hunting lodge. |
| Château de Bourmont | 140116-19th century | Intact and extended | Private | Extended in Neo-Gothic style |
| Château de Brissac | 140115-17th century | Rebuilt | Private | Damaged during French Wars of Religion, rebuilt 1611 in baroque style. |
| Château de Champtocé | 120113-16th century | Ruins | | |
| Château de Montreuil-Bellay | 100111-13th century | Substantially intact | Private | Divided into rental units in 1822, restored after 1860. |
| Château de Montsoreau | 14551455 | Restored | Département | Ruinous by late 19th century, restored, houses the Musée des Goums Marocains. |
| Château du Plessis-Bourré | 14681468-1472 | Intact | Private (open to the public) | Externally unchanged since the 15th century, working drawbridge. |
| Château du Plessis-Macé | 120113-16th century | Intact | | Converted to house 15th century. |
| Château de Pouancé | 110112-13th century | Ruins | | Considered second fortress of Anjou, after Angers. |
| Château de Saumur | 110112th century | Restored | City of Saumur | Page for September in the Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry depicts the Chateau as it looked in 1410. |
| Château de la Turmelière | 120113th century | Ruins | | 19th century building of same name nearby. |

## Mayenne

| Name | Date | Condition | Ownership / Access | Notes |
| Château du Bois Thibault | 140115th century | Ruins | Commune de Lassay-les-Châteaux | On site of earlier castle. |
| Château de Bouillé | 140115-16th century | Ruins | | |
| Château de la Courbe de Brée | 120113-16th century | Substantially intact | | |
| Château de Courtaliéru | 120113th century | Earthworks | | Destroyed 15th century. |
| Château de Lassay | 110112-15th century | Intact | | |
| Château de Laval | 110112-15th century | Intact | | Comprises medieval and 19th century buildings. |
| Château de Mayenne | 100111-12th century | Intact | Museum | Incorporates remains of Carolingian palace of c.900. |
| Château de Montjean | 140115th century | Ruins | | |
| Château de Mortiercrolles | 110112-15th century | Substantially intact | | Transitional style between Gothic and Renaissance. |
| Château de Sainte-Suzanne | 100111th century | Ruins | | |
| Château de Thorigné-en-Charnie | 100111-15th century | Ruins | | |

## Sarthe

| Name | Date | Condition | Ownership / Access | Notes |
| Château de Ballon | 140115th century | Intact | | |
| Château de Bazouges | 140115th century | Intact | Private | |
| Château du Mans | 100111-15th century | Ruins | | |
| Château de Courtanvaux | 130114-15th century | Intact | Commune de Bessé-sur-Braye | |
| Château de Sillé-le-Guillaume | 140115-17th century | Intact | Commune | Remodelled 16-17th centuries. |

## Vendée

| Name | Date | Condition | Ownership / Access | Notes |
| Château d'Apremont | 15341534-42 | Substantially intact | | |
| Château de Commequiers | 140115th century | Ruins | | |
| Château de Noirmoutier | 110112th century | Restored | Commune | |
| Château de Pouzauges | 110112th century | Ruins | | |
| Château de Sainte-Hermine | 120113-17th century | | | |
| Château de Talmont | 110112th century | Ruins | | |
| Château de Tiffauges | 110112-16th century | Ruins | | Known as Bluebeard's castle, associated with the notorious murderer, Gilles de Rais (c. 1405 – 1440). |
| Tour Mélusine (keep) and fortified city | 12th or 13th century | Fragment | Town of Vouvant | Keep and a lot of the wall enclosure, like the last city's gate, survives. |
| Tour de Moricq | 140115th century | Substantially intact | | Keep survives. |
| Vieux-château de l'Île d'Yeu | 130114th century | Ruins | | |