List of castles in the Centre-Val de Loire region

This list of castles in the Centre region is a list of medieval castles or château forts in the region in central France.

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

Cher

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

Name	Date	Condition	Ownership / Access	Notes
Château d'Ainay-le-Vieil	130114th century	Intact	Private	Part medieval, part Renaissance.
Château de Bannegon
Château de Culan	110112-15th century	Restored	Private	Renaissance additions.
Château du Grand-Besse	140115th century	Fragment		Keep survives, with later buildings.
Donjon de Jouy	130114th century	Ruins
Château de Mehun-sur-Yèvre	120113-14th century	Ruins
Château de Pesselières	140115-19th century	Rebuilt
Château de Sancerre		Ruins

Name	Date	Condition	Image	Ownership / Access	Notes
Château de Châteaudun	110112-16th century	Rebuilt			Converted to Renaissance residence, 12th century keep survives.
Château de Maintenon	120113-19th century	Rebuilt			Converted to residence, medieval keep and towers survive.

Name	Date	Condition	Ownership / Access	Notes
Château d'Azay-le-Ferron	140115th century	Fragment	City of Tours	Medieval tower survives, incorporated into 17th century building.
Château de Brosse	120113-15th century	Ruins
Château d'Ingrandes	130114-15th century	Restored		First built 10th century.
Château du Mont	130114-15th century	Restored
Château de Sarzay	130114-15th century	Ruins	Private (open to the public)	15th-century tower survives intact.

Name	Date	Condition	Ownership / Access	Notes
Château d'Amboise	100111-16th century	Fragment		Extensively rebuilt by Charles VIII of France from 1492, largely demolished 18-19th centuries.^[1]
Château de La Celle-Guenand	140115th century	Rebuilt	Private	Remodelled in the 17th century as a private residence.
Château de Chinon	90110-15th century	Restored		Royal castle, setting for the play and film The Lion in Winter.
Château de Cinq-Mars-la-Pile		Ruins
Château de la Guerche	140115th century	Intact		Restored 17th century.
Château de Langeais	90110-15th century	Intact		Ruins of 10th century keep survive, castle rebuilt from 1465, working drawbridge.
Château de Loches	100111-14th century	Ruins		Rebuilt by Henry II of England.
Château de Luynes		Intact
Château de Montbazon	100111-15th century	Ruins		Keep dates from c.1000, built by Fulk III, Count of Anjou.
Château de Montpoupon		Rebuilt
Château de Montrésor	1393c.1393	Ruins		Renaissance mansion and ruins of medieval castle.
Château du Rivau	14451445	Intact
Château de Tours		Fragment		Medieval tower survives with later building.
Château d'Ussé	140115-17th century	Rebuilt	Private	Rebuilt from ruins from 1460s.
Château de Vaujours	110112-15th century	Ruins

Name	Date	Condition	Ownership / Access	Notes
Château de Chaumont	14651465-1510	Restored	Museum	Modernised and restored in successive centuries, north wing demolished to open up views.
Château de Fougères-sur-Bièvre	14751475	Intact
Château de Lavardin	110112-15th century	Ruins
Château de Matval	120113-15th century	Rebuilt
Château de Montoire	100111-14th century	Ruins	Commune
Château de Montrichard	100111-12th century	Ruins		Originally built by Fulk III, Count of Anjou, dismantled by order of Henri IV of France, 1589.
Château du Moulin	14801480-1501	Fragment
Château de Vendôme		Ruins

Name	Date	Condition	Ownership / Access	Notes
Château de Beaugency	100111th century	Ruins
Château de Bellegarde	130114-18th century	Rebuilt		Known as Château des l'Hospital.
Château de Chamerolles	150116th century	Intact		Renaissance château, in form of medieval fortress.
Château de Châteaurenard		Ruins
Château de Châtillon-Coligny		Ruins
Château du Hallier		Ruins
Château de Meung-sur-Loire	120112-18th century	Rebuilt
Château de Sully-sur-Loire	130114-17th century	Intact	Département du Loiret	On site of earlier castle, seat of the ducs de Sully until 1962.^[2]
Château de Yevre-le-Chatel		Ruins