Le Castel Villa

Behind this red brick façade and slender turret, you could almost imagine a tale of knights and princesses… Welcome to Villa Le Castel, one of Le Touquet’s very first grand residences, built in 1904. Back then, it had a different name, La Tourelle, a nod to its most distinctive feature. Its architect, Henri Valette from nearby Berck, created a small neo-medieval masterpiece here. Look closely: the red brick arches, the carved balconies, the pointed roofs… everything evokes a castle, but in a seaside version. This blend of whimsy and formality is typical of early 20th-century Touquet architecture. At that time, the resort was still in its infancy, but its first wealthy residents were already dreaming of original, prestigious villas. Le Castel ticked all the boxes: elegance, originality, sea views… It was also one of the very first houses on what was then the Grande Rue, now Rue Jean-Monnet. Listed as a Historic Monument since 1997, it has been carefully restored and now houses private apartments. You can’t visit the inside, but nothing stops you from admiring it from the street, and imagining, if only for a moment, what it might be like to live in a seaside castle.