Chassignol Castle

Chassignol Castle, locally known as Château de Chassignol, lies in the hamlet of the same name in the Loire department in France.

The fiefdom of Chassignol was a barony dependent on the neighboring Count of Ailly. The oldest part of the castle dates back to the 16th century, featuring two round, capped towers.

Its surface area was doubled around 1850, with a Renaissance facade and two new towers, one round and capped, the other square with crenellations and a platform accessed by a wooden staircase. Two of the three roofs of the round towers were destroyed after World War I and replaced with simpler ones.

The layout features a roughly square plan built in regional red brick and stone. Two similar rounded towers anchor the front corners, their cone-shaped roofs typical of rural French manor houses. 

Today, Chassignol Castle is privately owned and cannot be visited. It is easily visible from the public road beside it.

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