🇫🇷 France
15 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 Fort Saint-Jean (Lyon), 3 km north-west of the city centre; the most famous is Palais Idéal — #1,192 of 7,738 worldwide — 57 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.
3 km north-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…
57 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…
57 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.
100 km east · Castle
The Château d'Annecy is a restored castle which dominates the old French town of Annecy in the Haute-Savoie département.
60 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.
85 km east · Castle
The Château des ducs de Savoie, also known as Château de Chambéry, is a fortified castle dating from the 11th century.
92 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…
91 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…
73 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…
60 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…
71 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.
93 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…
77 km south · Castle
The Château de Tournon is a listed castle in Tournon-sur-Rhône, Ardèche, France. It was built in the 16th century.
65 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…
87 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.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q16665897.
The Castlemap atlas maps 15 landmarks (8 castles · 2 fortresses · 2 palaces & châteaux · 3 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Metropolis of Lyon, measured straight-line — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Fort Saint-Jean (Lyon), a fortress 3 km north-west of the city centre.
Palais Idéal, ranked #1,192 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking — 57 km south from Metropolis of Lyon.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Château de Grangent, founded c. 800 — 57 km south-west. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Annecy (100 km) · Geneva (112 km) · Lausanne (162 km) · Besançon (188 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
