- Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
- Alpes-Maritimes
- Bouches-du-Rhône
- Hautes-Alpes
- Var
- Vaucluse
- See also
- References
This list of castles in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur is a list of medieval castles or châteaus forts in the region in southern France. Links in italics are links to articles in the French Wikipedia. Alpes-de-Haute-ProvenceName
| Date
| Condition
| Image | Ownership / Access | Notes |
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Château de Simiane-la-Rotonde | 110112-14th century | Ruins | Citadelle de Sisteron | 130114-15th century | Substantially intact | Fortifications renewed 1590-7. | Château des Templiers de Gréoux-les-Bains | 120113-16th century | Substantially intact | Commune | Converted to residence 16th century. |
Alpes-MaritimesCastles of which little remains include Château de Roquefort. Name
| Date
| Condition
| Image | Ownership / Access | Notes |
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Château Grimaldi d'Antibes | Restored | Houses Picasso museum. | Château de Gourdon | 110112th century | Rebuilt | Remodelled 18th century. | Château de Lucéram | 110112th/13th century | Ruin | Property of commune | Château de la Napoule | 130114th century | Restored | Château de Nice | Fragmentary remains | Château de Roquebrune-Cap-Martin | Château de Villeneuve-Loubet | 120113th century | Restored | Private |
Bouches-du-RhôneName
| Date
| Condition
| Image | Ownership / Access | Notes |
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Château des Baux | 100111-13th century | Ruins | Château de Boulbon | Ruins | Château de l'Empéri | 120113th century | Restored | Dates from 9th century, altered 15-16th centuries. | Château d'If | 15241524-31 | Ruins | On an island in the Bay of Marseille, used as prison, featured in The Count of Monte Cristo. | Château de Ners | 110112th century | Ruins | Château de Tarascon | 140115th century | Intact | Converted into a military prison in the 17th century.[1] | Château de Vernègues | Medieval | Ruins | Property of the commune | Destroyed 11 June 1909 by the Lambesc earthquake. |
Hautes-AlpesName
| Date
| Condition
| Image | Ownership / Access | Notes |
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Château de Lesdiguières | 150116th century | Ruins | Château de Saint-Firmin | Ruins | Fort Queyras | 13th-17th century | Intact | Private but open to visits in summer | Strategic location above the Guil gorges. A first construction might have been built even earlier than the 13th century. |
VarName
| Date
| Condition
| Image | Ownership / Access | Notes |
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Château de Bargème | Ruins | Château de Pontevès | 120113th century | Ruins | Altered and rebuilt before falling into ruin. |
VaucluseName
| Date
| Condition
| Image | Ownership / Access | Notes |
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Palais des Papes, Avignon | 130114th century | Restored | Taken over by Napoleonic French state for use as a military barracks and prison. | Château de Beaumont le Vieux | End of 10th century | Ruin | Château de Crestet | Château d'Entrechaux | 10th-11th century | Undergoing restoration | Château de Lacoste | Ruins | A residence of the Marquis de Sade, destroyed during the French Revolution. | Château de Mornas | 100111-14th century | Ruins | Château de Murs | 110112-18th century | Restored | Château de Pétrarque | Ruins | Château de Thouzon | Ruins | Château de Vaison-la-Romaine | Ruins |
See also- List of castles in France
- List of castles in Alsace
- List of castles in Brittany
- List of castles in Champagne-Ardenne
- List of castles in Limousin
- List of castles in Nord-Pas de Calais
- List of castles in Normandy
- List of castles in Picardy
- List of castles in the Centre region
- List of castles in the Pays de la Loire
- List of castles in the Île-de-France
- List of châteaux in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
References1. ^{{cite web|title=Château de Tarascon |url=http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/merimee_fr?ACTION=CHERCHER&FIELD_1=INSEE&VALUE_1=13108 |publisher=Ministry of Culture|accessdate=2011-06-14}}
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