Practical information

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

Opening hours

May 2nd to August 31st
10am - 12:30pm and 2pm - 6:30pm

September 1st to April 30
10am - 12:30pm and 2pm - 5:30pm
Closed Tuesdays

Please note: last access to monument 60 minutes before closing time.

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

Rates

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

TICKETS

For individuals

 

Individual rate

9 €

Special rate (partnerships)

7,50 €
  • SNCF : Intercités / TVG Inoui
  • Occ'ygène card
 

Combined ticket for Château de Montal and Château de Castelnau-Bretenoux 

 
  • Individual ticket
14 €
  • Group rate
12 €

Free

 
  • Under 18 years old 
  • 18-25 years old residents of the EU and EEA 
  • Visitor with disabilities + 1 care partner 
  • Job seekers from the EU and EEA 
  • “billet visite” delivered by the French OFII-Home Office holders 
  • French “Pass Education” 
  • Military staff with "Sentinelle" mission order 
  • Members of ICOM and ICOMOS 
  • French Ministry of Culture employees card + 1 partner
  • CMN employees card + 1 partner
  • Journalists 
  • Everybody on the first Sunday of November, December, January, February and March and for heritage days ("Les Journées européennes du patrimoine" on the third week-end of September)

    See details of free admission conditions below.
 

Visitors eligible for free admission

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Group rate

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

See also detailed conditions for groups on our dedicated page.

 

Passion monuments membership

Site

1 pass - Unlimited access to over 80 monuments for 1 year

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Payment method

  • cash
  • credit cards
  • check
  • Culture check
  • chèques-vacances (ANCV)
  • chèque Lire (only in stores)

Access and transport

Château de Montal

46400, Saint-Jean Lespinasse
How to get there
BY CAR

From Brive: D38, D8, D720, D803, D20, D30, D673, D241
or A20, D840, D803, D20, D30, D673, D241
From Souillac: D803, D20, D30, D673, D241
From Figeac: D840, D40, D125, D807, D673, D241

BY TRAIN

Brive station
Souillac station
Figeac station
Bretenoux-Biars station

PARKING

Free parking is available below the monument. Allow 3 to 5 minutes to walk up to the castle entrance.

Services and visiting conditions

  • Dogs are not allowed.
  • Strollers are not permitted on the first and second floor.
  • Suitcases and large rucksacks are not permitted.
  • Photography is permitted inside the château, provided no flash is used.
  • The monument is not accessible to minors unless accompanied by an adult.
  • For scheduled events, please arrive at the ticket office at least 15 minutes before the event is due to start.
  • Smoking is prohibited throughout the site, both inside and outside the monument. Pursuant to Decree No. 2025-582 of 27 June 2025 on smoke-free areas, outdoor public spaces where children and young people may be present or exposed to smoke, in particular public parks and gardens, are designated as smoke-free areas.
  • For groups, advance booking is required to access the monument: please see the page dedicated to groups.

Disabled

  • Access for people with reduced mobility and those prone to fatigue.
  • A reserved parking space is located approximately 10 metres from the entrance.
  • A lifting platform, accessible on request via the videophone, provides access to the entrance.
  • The reception areas, the ticket office and shop, the ground-floor rooms and the inner courtyard are accessible, but assistance may be required in the courtyard due to uneven stone paving.
  • The upper floors are not wheelchair accessible.
  • A display board showing the different floors is available to help visitors explore the building in a different way.
  • Accessible toilets for people with reduced mobility are available on the ground floor.
  • A companion is required for people with reduced mobility throughout the visit, including outdoors.
  • Assistance dogs are permitted.
  • Find out more about the services and visitor arrangements for people with disabilities by visiting the dedicated page.

VIGIPIRATE PLAN

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

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