Where there is a crumbling old château, there must also be a pilfering poltergeist, sinister specter, or perhaps even the ghost of a decapitated Marie Antoinette roaming the hallowed hallways.
There are over 40,000 châteaux in France, many of which have endured a colorful history of revolution, religious conflicts, and wars that lasted up to a hundred years, so is it any wonder that there are more than a couple of ghosts lurking in these turreted towers?
France is well known as the country of love and crimes of passion. Long before Love Island, back in the 1500’s, the Baron of Veauce had his head turned by a beautiful servant girl named Lucie.
When the baron left for war, his jealous wife seized her opportunity and imprisoned Lucie in the castle tower.
She died not long after, a combination of cold and starvation, and her lifeless body was thrown into the deepest dungeon in the castle (by the light of the full moon, naturally).
Ever since, visitors to the Château de Veauce have reported seeing Lucie’s spectral form, sobbing as she haunts the castle.
Fodors Travel / ABC Flash Point News 2025.
The country of love and crimes of passion?