There are a lot of castles in France, but not all are open to visit. I have made an extensive list of castles in the region. So if you are touring in Charente and come across a château you can easily see if it is open for public or not. If you are still at home, you can use the list for preparing your holiday.
All the castles are also presented on the map: activate the layer with castles and de-activate the layer with brands and producers to make it easier to differentiate between all the pictograms on the map.
Table with castles:
| Location | name of castle | Open voor visits | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angeac-Champagne | Chateau de Roissac | no | |
| Ars | Chateau d'Ars | no | |
| Balzac | Chateau de Balzac | yes | |
| Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire | Chateau de Barbezieux | yes | |
| Barbézières | Chateau de Barbézières | yes | |
| Bonneuil | Chateau de Breuil | no | |
| Bouteville | Chateau de Bouteville | yes | limited |
| Chalais | Chateau de Chalais | yes | |
| Cherves-Richemont | Chateau de Chesnel | yes | cognac producer |
| Chevanceaux | Chateau de Chaux | no | |
| Chillac | Chateau de Chillac | no | |
| Crazannes | Chateau de Crazannes | yes | |
| Dampierre-sur-Boutonne | Chateau de Dampierre-sur-Boutonne | yes | |
| Deviat | Chateau de la Faye | no | |
| Douhet | Chateau du Douhet | yes (L) | only on appointment; haunted! |
| Ecoyeux | Chateau de Ecoyeux (=Ch de Polignac) | no | |
| Ecurat | Chateau de Morinerie | no | |
| Geay | Chateau de Geay | no | |
| Gémozac | Chateau de Bernessard | no | |
| Isle d’Oleron | Chateau de d’Oleron | yes | |
| Jarnac | Chateau de Saint-Martial | no | used to be owned by Bisquit and Dubouché |
| Jonzac | Chateau de Jonzac | yes (L) | town hall; only now and then guided tours |
| Juillac-le-Coq | Chateau de Beauregard | yes | cognac producer De lothérie |
| La Couronne | Chateau de l’Oisellerie | yes | lyceum; only distillerie open voor visiting |
| Lignières-Sonneville | Chateau de Lignières | no | town hall |
| Lussac | Chateau de Lussac | yes (L) | but seldom |
| Magnac-Lavalette-Villars | Chateau de la Mercerie | yes (L) | arboretum is open; castle on some days |
| Matha | Chateau de Matha | yes | |
| Merignac | Chateau de Villars-Marange | no | |
| Merpins | Chateau de Merpins | no | ruïns |
| Meux | Chateau de Meux | yes | in the summer |
| Montmoreau-St-Cybard | Chateau de Montmoreau | no | closed for restauration |
| Nersac | Chateau de Fleurac | no | open for groups above 15 people |
| Neuvicq-le-Chateau | Chateau de Neuvicq | yes | in the summer |
| Nieul | Chateau de Nieul | no | |
| Nieul-les-Saintes | Chateau de Nieul-les-Saintes | yes | in the summer |
| Nonac | Chateau de Léotardie | no | |
| Plassac | Chateau de Plassac | yes | also distillery and cognac for sale |
| Pons | Donjon de Pons | yes | |
| Pons | Chateau d’Usson | yes | adventure- parc |
| Port d’Envaux | Chateau de Panloy | yes | |
| Rioux | Chateau de Rioux | no | |
| Rochefoucauld | Chateau de Rochefoucauld | yes | |
| Rouillac | Chateau de Lignières | no | owned by Martell; previously owned by Rémy Martin |
| Rétaud | Chateau de Chatenet | no | |
| Saint-Amant-de-Nouère | Chateau de Fontguyon | no | |
| Saint-Brice | Chateau de Saint-Brice | no | owned by Hennessy |
| Saint-Brice | Chateau de Garde-Épée | no | |
| Saint-Dizant-du-Gua | Chateau de Beaulon | yes (L) | cognac for sale and parc |
| Saint-Georges-des-Coteaux | Chateau de Romefort | no | |
| Saint-Porchaire | Chateau de Roche-courbon | yes | also gardens to visit |
| Saint-Savinien | Chateau de Berneray | no | |
| Soulignonne | Chateau de Ransanne | no | only gardens are open |
| St-Jean-d’Angle | Chateau de St-Jean- d’Angle | yes | adventure-parc |
| St-Pierre-de-l’Isle | Chateau de Mornay | no | only gardens are open |
| Surgères | Chateau de Surgères | yes (L) | town hall |
| Taillebourg | Chateau de Taillebourg | yes | |
| Tranchade | Chateau de la Tranchade | no | Hotel; on momuments days open for visits |
| Verteuil-sur-Charente | Chateau de Verteuil | no | parc; and kitchen on request |
| Villebois-Lavalette | Chateau de Villebois-Lavalette | yes | |
| Villexavier | Chateau de la Faye | no |