List of castles in the Île-de-France

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This list of castles in the Île-de-France 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.

Essonne[]

Name
 Date
 Condition
 Image Ownership
/ Access 		Notes
Château de Dourdan 1220c.1220 Substantially intact Dourdan walls gate.jpg Museum Keep isolated by dry moat from rest of castle, used as prison until 1852.
Château d'Étampes 110112th century Ruins Etampes2.jpg Keep survives, known as the Tour de Guinette.
Château de Montlhéry 120113th century Ruins FranceEnglandCard2 317.jpg Keep survives substantially intact.

Hauts-de-Seine[]

Castles of which little or nothing remains include Château La Boursidière.

Paris[]

Castles of which little or nothing remains include The Bastille, The Louvre, The Temple and Château de la Tournelle.

Name
 Date
 Condition
 Image Ownership
/ Access 		Notes
The Bastille c. 1370-1789 Few relics survive Bastille, 1790 retouched.jpg Due to its destruction after 1789, very little remains of the Bastille in the 21st century.
La Conciergerie 120113-14th century Fragment 3915ParigiConciergerie.JPG Three towers survive from the medieval Conciergerie: the Caesar Tower, the Silver Tower and the Bonbec ("good beak") Tower.
The Louvre c. 12th century Few relics survive Louvre - Les Très Riches Heures Due to its continual alteration, very little remains of the fortress.
The Temple c. 13th century Few relics survive Tour du Temple circa 1795 Ecole Francaise 18th century Due to its destruction after 1800s, very little remains.
Château de la Tournelle c. 12th century Few relics survive Chateau de la Tournelle

Seine-et-Marne[]

Name
 Date
 Condition
 Image Ownership
/ Access 		Notes
Château de Blandy-les-Tours 130114-16th century Restored Blandy-les-Tours castle.jpg Rebuilt 16th century, dismantled and transformed into farm 18th century.[1]
Château de Brie-Comte-Robert 110112-15th century Ruins Bie-comte robert-chateau.jpg Commune
Château de la Grange-Bléneau 130114-15th century Intact La grange blesneau IX.jpg Josée and René de Chambrun Foundation Altered 17th century, home of Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette 1802-34, unchanged since.
Château du Houssoy 130114-15th century Ruins Crouy-sur-Ourcq - Château du Houssoy -2.jpg
Château de Moret 110112th century
Château de Montaiguillon 110112th century Ruins
Château de Nangis 120113-15th century Rebuilt Chateau-Nangis-arriere.jpg Hôtel de ville
Château de Nemours 110112-14th century Intact Chateau de Nemours P1050505.jpg Museum
Tour César (Provins) 110112-14th century Intact Provins citadel.jpg Commune
Château de Sigy 130114th century Rebuilt Altered 15th, 17th and 18th centuries.

Seine-Saint-Denis[]

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Val-de-Marne[]

Name
 Date
 Condition
 Image Ownership
/ Access 		Notes
Vincennes 110112-14th century Restored Chateau-de-Vincennes-donjon.jpg Royal castle, keep 170 ft (52 m) high, Henry V of England died there in 1422, military HQ in 1940.

Val-d'Oise[]

Name
 Date
 Condition
 Image Ownership
/ Access 		Notes
Château de Beaumont-sur-Oise 110112-14th century Ruins Muraille chateau Beaumont sur oise.JPG
Château de La Roche-Guyon 110112th century Ruins Château de la Roche-Guyon01.jpg

Yvelines[]

Name
 Date
 Condition
 Image Ownership
/ Access 		Notes
Château de Beynes 107311-14th century Ruins Beynes 78 Château1.JPG Commune of Beynes Abandoned 18th century.
Donjon de Houdan 11201120-1137 Ruins Houdan Donjon1.jpg Keep survives.
Château de La Madeleine (Chevreuse) 110112-15th century Substantially intact Château de la Madeleine vu depuis Chevreuse.jpg
Donjon de Maurepas Ruins Donjon de Maurepas 2.JPG
Château de Montfort Ruins Montfort-l'Amaury Donjon.jpg
Château de Villiers-le-Mahieu 13th and 17th centuries Restored from mid 20th century Hotel

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Base Mérimée: Château de Blandy-les-Tours, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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