
Medieval
Château de Noirmoutier
Noirmoutier-en-l'Île · Vendée · Pays-de-la-Loire
Photo : Isabelle cherifi (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Noirmoutier Castle, built at the end of the 12th century by Pierre V de la Garnache, has dominated the island of Noirmoutier for more than eight hundred years. Listed as a historical monument in 1994, it offers a museum tour across several floors combined with the discovery of the building's historic spaces. The City regularly organizes annual exhibitions, youth workshops and cultural events there. The site welcomes approximately 40,000 visitors each year and includes a courtyard freely accessible to the public. Restoration work on the ramparts, undertaken since 2020, continues the conservation of this major monument of Vendée's heritage.
Opening hours
- Monday
- 10:00–19:00
- Tuesday
- 10:00–19:00
- Wednesday
- 10:00–19:00
- Thursday
- 10:00–19:00
- Friday
- 10:00–19:00
- Saturday
- 10:00–19:00
- Sunday
- 10:00–19:00
Nearby museums
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Hôtel Jacobsen, Centre des patrimoines maritimesNoirmoutier-en-l'ÎleHistoire & Patrimoine148 m

Musée des traditions de l'île de NoirmoutierLa GuérinièreSociétés & Civilisations3.8 km

Musée du Pays de RetzVilleneuve-en-RetzHistoire & Patrimoine22.5 km

Le Conservatoire des Vieux MétiersSaint-Père-en-RetzGastronomie & Savoir-faire27.3 km


