From glittering Versailles to soaring Brissac and chilling Lagorce, these are the most fascinating haunted castles and châteaux in France!
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.
Number # 9 :
Château de Blandy-les-Tours, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France
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?
From crimes of passion to curses and even a ghoulish horse, see what haunts the halls of these storied Châteaux.
For 364 nights of the year, Château de Blandy-Les-Tours is just a regular castle, delightfully unhaunted. It hosts concerts, dance and circus shows, and open-air cinema nights.
But on November 1st, All Saints’ Day, everything changes, and the château becomes a hotbed of paranormal activity. Dozens of trapped spirits awaken in unison to rattle their chains and moan as they patrol the castle corridors.
Among them is a particularly gruesome 10th-century lord said to have been responsible for many murders, still brandishing the bloodstained dagger that he used to kill his victims.
Fodor’s Travel / ABC Flash Point News 2025.
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