The team of the castle de Fougères is committed to a quality hospitality approach access to all. Find below the information regarding accessibility in order to allow you to best prepare your visit.
The labelling dossier for obtaining the Tourism and Handicap mark is currently in progress.
Accessibility staff
A reference person on accessibility is at your disposal: Adèle Bailleul.
You can contact her by email: a.bailleul@fougeres.fr or by phone on her direct line 02 56 65 11 26.
You have a motor disability
At the reception of the castle you will find :
- At the reception of the castle you will find:
- Staff who are aware of and/or trained to welcome people with disabilities
- A suitable reception desk
- A visit document including a plan of the castle detailing the number of steps of each space in.
- A lift platform giving access to accessible toilets
- Canes seats available
In the castle you will find :
- Guided tour of the castle, accessible to people with reduced mobility (the tour does not include the ramparts or towers).
- Bench and seating are available throughout the tour, both inside and out.
- On the ground floor of one of the towers, a room accessible to people with reduced mobility offers all the videos shown during the tour.
- Virtual models of the castle from different periods.
- Seats are available.
You are visually impaired
At the reception of the castle you will find :
- Personnel aware and/or trained in the reception and guidance of people with visual disabilities
- Free audio guides
- Braille book guides, with large print and relief drawings and contrasting colours
- A personalized accompaniment by the « Souffleurs d’images » during the shows at the castle
In the castle you will find :
- A tactile stone model of the castle in the first entrance courtyard
- A tactile model with Braille legend of an artillery tower on the ground floor of the Raoul tower
You are mentally/psychologically disabled
At the reception of the castle you will find :
- Staff who are aware of and/or trained to welcome people with disabilities
- A practical information booklet on the castle in FALC (Easy to Read and Understand)
In the castle you will find :
- A stone model of the castle
- A model of an artillery tower
You have a hearing impairment
At the reception of the castle you will find :
- Staff who are aware of and/or trained to welcome people with disabilities
- A magnetic loop
- Audio guides with magnetic loops
- A touch tablet with videos in French Sign Language (LSF) of the visit route
Visits offers for groups
Visite prices
People with disabilities and their companions benefit from reduced entry at the rate of €5.
Access to the Castle and « La Coursive »
The Castle and « La Coursive » are located next to each other.
The ticket office for both sites is at the entrance of the Coursive : place Raoul II (Google Map).
Places reserved for people with reduced mobility: 
The parking of the Castle has 3 places PMR and the Poterne car park has 1.
Another PRM place is located at the foot of « La Coursive », on boulevard Jacques-Faucheux.
Warning: the parking of « la Poterne » is located below which requires to climb a rather strong difference in altitude and limits the autonomy for people moving in wheelchairs.
We recommend you to use the parking of « le château », located on the same floor.