Mont-Dauphin is one of the many places fortified by Vauban in the second half of the 17th century. Following invasions of Pro ...
Petit Bé is a tidal island near Saint-Malo, France, close to the larger island of Grand Bé. There is a fort built in the 17 ...
Guise castle is a medieval fortification in the town of Guise, in northern France. Originally an early medieval wooden motte ...
The original castle on the site of current Château de Combourg was built around 1025 by Archbishop Guinguené, who gave it t ...
Château de Beaumesnil was designed and built by John Gallard during the reign of Louis XIII between 1633 and 1640. It i ...
The Manoir d’Ango was built between 1530 and 1542 by the Dieppe ship-owner Jehan Ango. It is the work of Italian architects ...
Château de Talmont was founded by the Count of Poitou in the 10th century and the first documentary records appear between 1 ...
Located at an altitude of 443 metres at the end of the ridge, Château de l"Ortenbourg was built between 1260 and 1265 b ...
Located in the Cher department, the Château de Châteauneuf-sur-Cher dates back to the 11th century, built to control the Ch ...
During the 8th century, Charles Martel kept king Theuderic IV prisoner in the castle of Otmus. At this time, the town too ...
The Château de Tallard, in the Hautes-Alpes, dates back to the 10th century. Originally a small fortress under the protectio ...
Château de Bournazel was built in the mid-16th century by Jean de Buisson. He replaced the older castle with Renaissance sty ...
The Château de Chamerolles was built in the first half of 16th century by Lancelot I, chamberlain of Louis XII and Bailiff o ...
The Château de Lignières was built in 1654–1660 for the financier Jérôme de Nouveau. The feudal castle on the site was ...
Château d'Entrecasteaux was originally built in the 11th century, but rebuilt later in the 15th, 16th and 18th centuries. ...
Fort Louvois was built between 1691 and 1694, during the reign of Louis XIV, on the Chapus islet, and is about 400 metres off ...
The history of Château du Lutzelbourg begins with Pierre, the son of Count Frédéric de Montbéliard, of very noble lineage ...
The Château de Lassay is a 15th-century castle in Lassay-les-Châteaux. The first mention of a castrum in Lassay dates ba ...
Château de Schœneck, probably built at the end of the 13th century, is located a rocky crest. It was certainly built at the ...
Le Perthus became French territory after the Treaty of the Pyrenees (1659). The Spanish captured Bellegarde in 1674 and began ...