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Castles of France
A List of French Castles. Every famous castle from France has been included. Originally made of earth and wood, later castles were built of stone, so many still survive today. Spanning a period of 900 years during the middle ages, castles come in many styles of architecture and design. Despite their differences though, they all have one feature in common-- they are fortified. Castles are defensive structures specifically built to withstand attack in the medieval world. Technologies such as arrowslits, murder-holes, and moats further improved their capabilities. Castles finally fell out of favor with the advent of gun powder, as offensive technologies, such as canons, rendered castles largely obsolete.
- 1
Château d'Hardelot
- 2Beynac-et-Cazenac
- 3
Château de Châlucet
- 4
Château de Châteauneuf
Côte-d'Or - 5
Château de Chinon
- 6
Château de Coucy
Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique - 7
Château de Falaise
Falaise - 8
Château de Foix
Foix - 9
Château de Gisors
Gisors - 10
Château de Gombervaux
- 11
Château de Montbéliard
Montbéliard - 12
Château de Murol
Murol - 13
Château de Noirmoutier
- 14
Château de Quéribus
- 15
Château de Saint-Jean-d'Angle
- 16
Château de Sedan
Sedan - 17
Château de Vincennes
Vincennes - 18Vitré
- 19
Château des Adhémar
Montélimar - 20
Château du Fleckenstein
Lembach, Bas-Rhin - 21
Medieval Castle of Pouancé
- 22
Tarascon Castle
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