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
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
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
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

  1. ^ Base Mérimée: Château de Pierrefonds, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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