List of castles in Picardy

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This list of castles in Picardy is a list of medieval castles or château forts in the region in northern France.

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


Aisne[]

Name
Date
Condition
Image Ownership
/ Access
Notes
Château de Château-Thierry 8019–17th century Ruins Chateau-Thierry castle entrance.jpg
Château de Coucy 1220c.1220 Ruins FranceEnglandCard2 679.jpg Keep was 180 ft (55 m) high, in 1917 the German army dynamited the keep and the four corner towers using 28 tons of explosives.
Château de Fère-en-Tardenois 120113th century Ruins Fereentardenois1.jpg
Château de La Ferté-Milon Ruins La Ferté-Milon (02) Château 5.jpg
Château de Guise 90110–16th century Ruins Cour guise.jpg Ville de Guise
Donjon de Septmonts 130114th century Substantially intact Septmonts2 tango7174.jpg Commune

Oise[]

Name
Date
Condition
Image Ownership
/ Access
Notes
Donjon de Clermont 100111–13th century Ruins Donjon clermont 1.JPG
Château de Montataire 110112–15th century
Château de Pierrefonds 1393c.1393–1407 Reconstructed Pierrefonds6.jpg Imaginatively reconstructed by Viollet-le-Duc 1857–85, on the instruction of Napoleon III of France. [1]
Château de Verneuil-en-Halatte Ruins Verneuil-en-Halatte (60), ruines du château royal 1.jpg Royal castle of Henri IV of France.
Château de Vez 120113–14th century Substantially intact Donjon-de-Vez-Juillet2010.JPG

Somme[]

Name
Date
Condition
Image Ownership
/ Access
Notes
Château de Boves 90110th century Fragmentary remains Boves château (fouilles - visite 26 juillet 2008) 14.jpg
Château d'Eaucourt-sur-Somme 140115th century Fragmentary remains Eaucourt-sur-Somme Chateau.jpg
Château de Folleville 130114th century Fragmentary remains Folleville château 1.jpg
Château de Ham 100111–15th century Fragment Ham château (parking).jpg Dynamited on 19 March 1917 by the German Army.
Château de Péronne Three towers and walls MuseumPeronne.jpg Contains First World War museum, the Historial de la Grande Guerre
Château de Picquigny 100111–14th century Fragmentary remains Picquigny château et église 1.jpg Severely damaged in World War I.
Château de Rambures 140115th century Intact Stormy.jpg Largely built of brick.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Base Mérimée: Château de Pierrefonds, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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