🇫🇷 France
45 castles, fortresses, palaces and ruins within 100 km of the city centre — every one on the interactive map, with photos, distances and directions.
The closest is Citadel of Lille, 1 km north-west of the city centre; the most famous is Royal Palace of Brussels — #226 of 8,133 worldwide — 95 km east. The oldest dated site in the circle is Bornem Castle, founded c. 1000.
The 100 km circle reaches into 3 countries — Belgium (34), France (10), Netherlands (1).
1 km north-west · Fortress
The Citadel of Lille is a pentagonal citadel of the city wall of Lille, in France. It was built between 1667 and 1670.
5 km east · Palace & château
The Château de Flers is a château located in Villeneuve d'Ascq, in the Nord department of France.
25 km south-west · Fortress
The Hohenzollern Redoubt was a strongpoint of the German 6th Army on the Western Front during the First World War, at Auchy-les-Mines near…
8 km south · Fortress
The Fort de Seclin, also known as Fort Duhoux, is located near the commune of Seclin, France, about 9.5 kilometres south of Lille.
6 km north-east · Palace & château
The Château du Sart is a château in the Sart-Babylone quarter of Villeneuve d'Ascq, the Nord department of France. The château was built in 1740.
44 km south-west · Fortress · #272 worldwide
The Fortifications of Vauban is a UNESCO World Heritage Site made up of 12 groups of fortified buildings and sites along the borders of France.
48 km east · Palace & château
The Château de Belœil is a château situated in the municipality of Belœil in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium.
50 km north · Palace & château
Wijnendale Castle is a historic residence in Wijnendale, West Flanders in Belgium which was once a medieval castle.
55 km north-east · Castle
Ooidonk Castle is a castle in the city of Deinze, East Flanders, Belgium. The castle is the residence of the current Count t'Kint de Roodenbeke.
59 km north · Palace & château
Loppem Castle is a mansion situated in Loppem in the municipality of Zedelgem, near Bruges in West Flanders, in the Flemish Region of Belgium.
37 km east · Castle
Anvaing Castle or Château de Lannoy is a historic residence in the village of Anvaing in the municipality of Frasnes-lez-Anvaing, province of…
33 km north · Castle
Rumbeke Castle is a historical building in Rumbeke in West Flanders, Belgium, one of the oldest Renaissance castles in the country.
59 km north-east · Castle
Egmont Castle or the Castle of Egmont is a castle in Zottegem, Belgium. It has been declared a cultural heritage monument.
51 km north-west · Castle
Beauvoorde Castle is a castle in Wulveringem, which since 1977 has been part of the municipality of Veurne, West Flanders, Belgium.
53 km north-east · Castle
Poeke Castle is a castle near Poeke, a small town in the municipality of Aalter in the Belgian province of East Flanders.
28 km east · Castle
Antoing Castle is one of Belgium's best-known castles. The castle is situated along the Scheldt River in Antoing in Hainaut, Wallonia.
41 km south-west · Castle
The Château d'Olhain is a 15th-century castle located in Olhain, Fresnicourt-le-Dolmen, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.
+ 2 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
95 km east · Palace & château · #226 worldwide
The Royal Palace of Brussels is the official palace of the King and Queen of the Belgians in the centre of the nation's capital, Brussels.
96 km east · Palace & château · #255 worldwide
The Palace of Laeken or Castle of Laeken is the official residence of the King and Queen of the Belgians and the Belgian royal family.
98 km east · Palace & château · #293 worldwide
The Stoclet Palace, also known as the Stoclet House, is a historic mansion in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, a municipality of Brussels, Belgium.
66 km north-east · Castle · #348 worldwide
The Gravensteen is a medieval castle in the city of Ghent, East Flanders in Belgium.
95 km west · Fortress
The Fortress of Mimoyecques is the modern name for a Second World War underground military complex built by the forces of Nazi Germany between 1943…
66 km north-east · Palace & château
The Prinsenhof or Hof ten Walle was a historic building in Ghent, East Flanders in Belgium.
89 km east · Castle
Beersel Castle is a medieval castle located in Beersel, Flemish Brabant, Belgium.
94 km east · Castle
The Château d'Hougoumont is a walled manorial compound, situated at the bottom of an escarpment near the Nivelles road in the Braine-l'Alleud…
94 km east · Palace & château
The Egmont Palace, also sometimes known as the Arenberg Palace, is a neoclassical palace in Brussels, Belgium.
82 km east · Castle
Gaasbeek Castle is a castle located in Lennik, Flemish Brabant, Belgium. Nowadays, it serves as a national museum. It is surrounded by a park.
95 km east · Castle
Bouchout Castle (Dutch: Kasteel van Bouchout, pronounced [kɑˈsteːl vɑm ˈbuxʌut]; French: Château de Bouchout, pronounced [ʃɑto d bukawt]) is a castle…
68 km north · Fortress
Fort Napoleon in Ostend is a polygonal fort built in the Napoleonic era. It has recently been restored and is open to the public.
+ 14 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q648.
The Castlemap atlas maps 45 landmarks (21 castles · 8 fortresses · 14 palaces & châteaux · 2 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Lille, measured straight-line — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Citadel of Lille, a fortress 1 km north-west of the city centre.
Royal Palace of Brussels, ranked #226 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking — 95 km east from Lille.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Bornem Castle, founded c. 1000 — 97 km north-east. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Roeselare (35 km) · Bruges (65 km) · Mons (66 km) · Ghent (66 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
