List of castles in Normandy

This list of castles in Normandy is a list of medieval castles or château forts in the regions of Lower Normandy and Upper Normandy in northern France.

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

## Calvados

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Castles of which little or nothing remains include Château d'Olivet.

Name
| Date
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| Image  | Ownership
/ Access  | Notes

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Château de Beaumont-le-Richard | 110112th century  | Ruins  |  | Farm  |
Château de Caen | 106011-15th century  | Restored  |  |  | Built c.1060 by William the Conqueror, keep pulled down 1793, damaged by bombs during World War II.
Château de Colombières | 130114-15th century  | Restored  |  | Private (open to the public)  |
Château de Courcy | 110112-13th century  | Ruins  |  |  | Demolished early 16th century by order of Cardinal Richelieu.
Château de Creully | 130114-16th century  | Rebuilt  |  | Commune  |
Château de Falaise | 110112-13th century  | Restored  |  |  | Construction begun on site of earlier castle in 1123 by Henry I of England, damaged during World War II.[1]
Château de la Pommeraye | 110116th century  | Restored  |  | Private (open to the public)  | Currently a hotel, reception, and wedding venue.[2]
Château de Vire | 110112th century  | Ruins  |  |  |

## Eure

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Name
| Date
| Condition
| Image  | Ownership
/ Access  | Notes

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Tour des Archives de Vernon | 11231123  | Ruins  |  |  | Keep survives.
Château Gaillard | 11961196-8  | Ruins  |  |  | Built in 2 years by Richard the Lionheart, early concentric castle of advanced design.
Château-sur-Epte | 100111th century  | Ruins  |  |  |
Château de Conches-en-Ouche | 103411th century  | Ruins  |  |  | Begun 1034.
Château de Gisors | 110112-13th century  | Ruins  |  |  |
Château d'Harcourt | 110112-14th century  | Partly habitable  |  |  | Converted to residence 17th century.
Château d'Ivry-la-Bataille | 96010-13th century  | Ruins  |  |  | Dates from c.960.
Château des Tourelles | 1196c.1196  | Substantially intact  |  |  | Hardly changed for 800 years.
Château du Grand-Serquigny | 17th century  | Ruins  |  |  | Destroyed by fire on 31 December 2023.[3]

## Manche

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Castles of which little or nothing remains include Château Ganne.

Name
| Date
| Condition
| Image  | Ownership
/ Access  | Notes

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Château de Bricquebec |  | Ruins  |  |  |
Château de Gavray |  | Ruins  |  |  |
Château de Gratot | 130114-18th century  | Ruins  |  |  | Ruins incorporated with later buildings.
Château de Pirou | 110112-14th century  | Restored  |  |  | Converted into farm, 18th century.
Château de Regnéville | 130114th century  | Ruins  |  |  |
Château de Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte | 100111-12th century  | Ruins  |  |  |

## Orne

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Name
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| Condition
| Image  | Ownership
/ Access  | Notes

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Château de Carrouges | 130114-18th century  | Rebuilt  |  |  | Remodelled 16-18th centuries.
Donjon de Chambois | 110112th century  | Intact  |  |  | Well-preserved Norman keep.
Château de Domfront | 100111th century  | Ruins  |  |  |
Château de Ducs d'Alençon | 110112-15th century  | Intact  |  |  | Gatehouse survives.

## Seine-Maritime

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Name
| Date
| Condition
| Image  | Ownership
/ Access  | Notes

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Château d'Arques-la-Bataille | 110112-16th century  | Ruins  |  |  |
Château de Dieppe | 110112-15th century  | Restored  |  | Town of Dieppe | Largely reconstructed 1433, used as barracks until 1923.
Château de Fécamp | 100111-12th century  | Ruins  |  |  |
Château d'Orcher | 120113-14th century  | Fragment  |  |  | Keep survives, with later buildings.
Château de Robert-le-Diable | 100111-12th century  | Partly habitable  |  |  |
Château de Rouen | 12041204-1210  | Restored  |  |  | Keep survives, known as Tour Jeanne d'Arc, roof added 19th century.
Château de Tancarville | 110112th century  | Habitable  |  |
Manoir du Clap | 16th-19th century  | restored  |  | Prévost Family  | Now used as a guesthouse[4]

## See also

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* List of castles in France
* List of châteaux in France

## References

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1. ^ Base Mérimée: Château de Falaise, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
2. ^ "Château de la Pommeraye".
3. ^ "[VIDEO] Incendie au Grand-château de Serquigny : ce que l'on sait sur l'impressionnant accident qui a ravagé la bâtisse classée du 17e siècle". ladepeche.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-03.
4. ^ "Accueil". www.manoirduclap.com. Retrieved 2021-04-12.