List of castles in Picardy
This list of castles in Picardy 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.
Aisne
Name | Date | Condition | Image | Ownership / Access | Notes |
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Château de Château-Thierry | 8019–17th century | Ruins | |||
Château de Coucy | 1220c.1220 | Ruins | Keep was 180 ft (55 m) high, in 1917 the German army dynamited the keep and the four corner towers using 28 tons of explosives. | ||
Château de Fère-en-Tardenois | 120113th century | Ruins | |||
Château de La Ferté-Milon | Ruins | ||||
Château de Guise | 90110–16th century | Ruins | Ville de Guise | ||
Donjon de Septmonts | 130114th century | Substantially intact | Commune |
Oise
Name | Date | Condition | Image | Ownership / Access | Notes |
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Donjon de Clermont | 100111–13th century | Ruins | |||
Château de Montataire | 110112–15th century | ||||
Château de Pierrefonds | 1393c.1393–1407 | Reconstructed | Imaginatively reconstructed by Viollet-le-Duc 1857–85, on the instruction of Napoleon III of France.[1] | ||
Château de Verneuil-en-Halatte | Ruins | Royal castle of Henri IV of France. | |||
Château de Vez | 120113–14th century | Substantially intact |
Somme
Name | Date | Condition | Image | Ownership / Access | Notes |
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Château de Boves | 90110th century | Fragmentary remains | |||
Château d'Eaucourt-sur-Somme | 140115th century | Fragmentary remains | |||
Château de Folleville | 130114th century | Fragmentary remains | |||
Château de Ham | 100111–15th century | Fragment | Dynamited on 19 March 1917 by the German Army. | ||
Château de Péronne | Three towers and walls | Contains First World War museum, the Historial de la Grande Guerre | |||
Château de Picquigny | 100111–14th century | Fragmentary remains | Severely damaged in World War I. | ||
Château de Rambures | 140115th century | Intact | Largely built of brick. |
See also
References
- ^ Base Mérimée: Château de Pierrefonds, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)