practical information

Here you'll find all the practical information you need to prepare your visit to the Château d'Oiron.

Opening times

The monument will be exceptionally closed on Wednesday 12 November until 2pm. Ticket office opens at 2pm

From 1 October to 31 May10.30am- 5.30pm

From 1 June to 30 September10.30am- 6.30pm

Allow 1? to 2 hours to make the most of your visit.

Please note

  • last access to the monument, one hour before closing time.
  • the rooms are closed progressively 30 minutes before the monument closes.

Closed on 1 January, 1 May, 1 and 11 November and 25 December.

Prices

The following prices are valid from 1 January 2024.

The ticket gives you access to the entire monument and its grounds.

Buy your ticket

For individuals

Individual ticket

9 €

Free
  • Under 18s
  • 18-25 years (nationals of European Union countries and regular non-European residents in France)
  • Disabled person and accompanying adult
  • Jobseekers (on presentation of a certificate less than 6 months old)
  • Valid Education Pass
  • The first Sunday in January, February, March, November and December
  • Escapades 79 pass (free upon presentation of coupon and accompanied by a person paying the full rate)
  • Members of the Friends of Oiron Association

Visitors eligible for free admission

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Partnership rate
7,50 €
6 €

For groups

Group fare

7,50 €
  • From 20 paying adults
  • Any person coming with a tourism professional with no minimum number of people

Passion monuments membership

Site

1 pass<br /> Unlimited access to over 80 monuments for 1 year

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Tours on offer

  • Self-guided tours
  • Visit documents in French, English and Dutch
  • Bookshop
  • Discovery trail booklet for children
  • Relief maps of the monument available on request
  • Loan of wheelchairs

Payment method

  • cash
  • credit cards
  • cheque
  • Culture cheque
  • holiday vouchers (ANCV)
  • Lire cheque (only in shops)

Access and transport

Château d'Oiron

10-12 rue du château, Oiron
79100 Plaine-et-Vallées
How to get there

By car

  • From Saumur: N 147 to Parthenay, D 938 to Thouars, then D 37 and D 64.
  • From Poitiers: N 147 to Loudun, then D 759 to Thouars and D 64.
  • From Tours: D 751 to Loudun, D 759 to Thouars and D 64.

By train

Thouars station.

Services and visiting conditions

  • Only guide and assistance dogs are allowed.
  • Pushchairs allowed in the park.
  • Lockers available at the château on request from reception.
  • Accessible toilets.
  • No smoking on the entire site, inside or outside the monument. Pursuant to decree no. 2025-582 of 27 June 2025 on smoke-free areas, outdoor public places where children and teenagers may be present or exposed, in particular public parks and gardens, become smoke-free areas.

Disability

Find out more about the services and facilities available to disabled visitors.

Consult the dedicated page

Vigipirate plan

Level: Urgence attentat of the Vigipirate plan

To ensure the safety of visitors, the monument applies the preventive measures decided by the government for public administrations. To find out more

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