🇫🇷 France
60 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 Palais archiépiscopal de Lyon, 1 km south-west of the city centre; the most famous is Palais Idéal — #1,192 of 7,787 worldwide — 59 km south. The oldest dated site in the circle is Château de Grangent, founded c. 800.
Every one of them stands in France — the country page shows the full national picture.
1 km west · Ruin
The Château de Pierre Scize or Château de Pierre Encise was a fortress in Lyon.
2 km west · Fortress
The Fort Saint-Jean is located in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon and part of the first fort belt of Lyon, which includes Fort de Loyasse, and the…
3 km south-east · Fortress
Fort Montluc, also known as Fort de Villeurbanne, is a fort located in the 3rd arrondissement of Lyon.
3 km south-east · Castle
Château de La Motte is a French castle that is also known as The castle of La Motte or just La Mothe.
21 km north · Castle
The Saint-Bernard Castle is an old castle in France. It was from the late 13th or early 14th century.
8 km south-east · Fortress
The Fort de Bron is a fortification built between 1875 and 1877, located in the commune of Bron.
10 km north-east · Fortress
The Fort de Vancia is a former military installation built between 1872 and 1878 in the municipalities of Sathonay-Village and Rillieux-la-Pape,…
4 km north-west · Ruin
The Fort Duchère or Fort Balmont is located in the 9th arrondissement of Lyon.
2 km west · Fortress
Fort de Loyasse is a fort built between 1836 and 1840. It is currently in the 9th arrondissement of Lyon and is part of the first belt of forts…
9 km south-west · Fortress
The Fort du Bruissin is a fort in Francheville, France, near the city of Lyon.
3 km north · Ruin
The Fort de Montessuy is a fort in the first belt of fortifications in Lyon, located in the neighborhood of Montessuy in Caluire-et-Cuire, Rhône,…
1 km south-west · Palace & château
The archiepiscopal palace of Lyon, or Palais Saint-Jean, is a building of medieval origin in the 5th arrondissement of Lyon.
+ 5 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
59 km south · Palace & château
Ferdinand Cheval, often nicknamed Facteur Cheval was a French mail carrier who spent 33 years building Le Palais idéal in Hauterives, in southeastern…
59 km west · Palace & château
The Château de la Bastie d'Urfé is a French château in the town of Saint-Étienne-le-Molard, historically within the province of Forez.
59 km west · Castle
The Château de La Roche (French pronunciation: [ʃato d la ʁɔʃ]) is a restored castle in the commune of Saint-Priest-la-Roche in the Loire department…
59 km south-east · Castle
The Château de Virieu is an historic castle in Virieu, Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France. It was built in the 15th century.
30 km north · Castle
The Château de Fléchères is a 17th-century residence standing in the French commune of Fareins, in the Ain department, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes…
56 km south-west · Ruin
The Château de Grangent is a ruined castle in the commune of Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert in the Loire département of France.
32 km north-west · Castle
The Château de Montmelas is a former castle, rebuilt in the 13th or 14th century and restored in a neo-Gothic style in the 19th century, which stands…
39 km north-west · Palace & château
The Château de la Chaize is a château in Odenas, Rhône, France. It was completed in 1676.
51 km south-west · Palace & château
The Château de Bouthéon stands in the plain of Forez, in the commune of Andrézieux-Bouthéon, in the Loire department, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes…
44 km north-east · Castle
The Château de Varax is a historic château in Saint-Paul-de-Varax, Ain, France. It was built in the 14th century.
58 km south · Ruin
The Château d'Albon is a ruined castle in the commune of Albon in the Drôme département of France.
53 km north-east · Castle
The Château de Varey is an ancient fortified castle, from the 12th century, restored in the 19th century.
+ 15 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
87 km east · Castle
The Château des ducs de Savoie, also known as Château de Chambéry, is a fortified castle dating from the 11th century.
94 km south-east · Fortress
The Bastille is a fortress culminating at 476 m above sea level, located at the south end of the Chartreuse mountain range and overlooking the city…
92 km south · Ruin
The Château de Crussol is a mostly-ruined 12th century limestone castle in the commune of Saint-Péray that dominates the valley of Rhône, just…
71 km north-west · Castle
The Château de La Clayette is a 14th- and 19th-century castle in the French town of La Clayette, situated in south-western Burgundy, in the north of…
98 km west · Ruin
The Château de Montgilbert is a ruined medieval fortress located in the commune of Ferrières-sur-Sichon, 25 km to the south-east of Vichy in the…
70 km north · Castle
The Château de Berzé-le-Châtel, or also the fortress of Berzé-le-Châtel, goes back to a castrum mentioned in 991 in a cartulary of Cluny Abbey.
94 km east · Castle
The Château de Montrottier [mɔ̃tʁɔtje] is a former fortified house of the 13th century, altered several times and restored in the 19th century, which…
78 km south · Castle
The Château de Tournon is a listed castle in Tournon-sur-Rhône, Ardèche, France. It was built in the 16th century.
67 km south-east · Ruin
The Château de Clermont (French: [ʃɑto d klɛʁmɔ̃]; also known locally as the Tour de Clermont) is a ruined 11th-century castle in the commune of…
64 km north · Castle
The Château de Pierreclos stands in the commune of Pierreclos in Saône-et-Loire, in the south of the historic region of Burgundy, now part of the…
67 km west · Ruin
The Château de Couzan is a ruined castle in the commune of Sail-sous-Couzan in the Loire département of France.
86 km north · Castle
The Château de Nobles is a castle in the French commune of La Chapelle-sous-Brancion, in the department of Saône-et-Loire.
+ 4 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q456.
The Castlemap atlas maps 60 landmarks (29 castles · 7 fortresses · 8 palaces & châteaux · 16 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Lyon, measured straight-line — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Palais archiépiscopal de Lyon, a palace 1 km south-west of the city centre.
Palais Idéal, ranked #1,192 of 7,787 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking — 59 km south from Lyon.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Château de Grangent, founded c. 800 — 56 km south-west. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Annecy (101 km) · Geneva (112 km) · Lausanne (163 km) · Besançon (187 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
