Château
About Château
Château is one of 2 classé historic monuments in Raray, the higher of France’s two levels of protection. It dates from the 16th & 17th c. Part of it has been classé since 1924. 2 more historic monuments stand within 400 m.
Le château de Raray est une demeure située à Raray, dans le département de l'Oise en région Hauts-de-France. Édifié à la Renaissance et modifié au cours des deux siècles suivants, il comporte plusieurs éléments inscrits aux Monuments historiques et doit sa notoriété à ses haies cynégétiques. Le château de Raray fut le lieu de tournage en 1945 de certaines scènes de La Belle et la Bête, le film de Jean Cocteau.
From Wikipédia (French), article “Château de Raray” · CC BY-SA 4.0 · read October 28, 2026
MHRead its Mérimée recordThe Culture ministry’s notice PA00114826 on POP↗Classé is the highest protection: no work may be done on the building without the State’s permission, and the State’s architects watch over it.
Make it a walk: 2 monuments in about 5 minutes
Raray · about 0.1 mi on foot, as the crow flies
- 1ChâteauStart here
- 2
PresbytèreInscrit · 0.1 mi on
2 more historic monuments within 150 m
C classé · I inscrit. Each opens its own page.
Other buildings like it nearby among the classé monuments
With a photo, within 25 mi; other towns first.
Questions about Château
Is Château protected?
Yes. It is classé, the higher of France’s two levels of protection as a historic monument since 1924 (Mérimée record PA00114826). The protection covers part of the building.
Can you visit Château?
The list doesn’t say when it is open. Many monuments open on the Journées européennes du patrimoine in September; the town hall or tourist office can tell you more.
When was Château built?
By the list’s record, it dates from the 16th & 17th c.
Sources: Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée base on POP (immeubles protégés au titre des monuments historiques), October 2026 · Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata (photos of the monuments, each with its own credit and license) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries). Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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