The Château de Tarascon is a medieval castle in Tarascon, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department of southern France. It stands on the Rhône, opposite the Château de Beaucaire. An earlier castle was begun between 994 and 1010 over Roman ruins, and burghers severely damaged it in 1232.
The Anjou family rebuilt it from 1401. Louis III continued the work, and René of Anjou completed it in 1449. The design blends Gothic and Renaissance styles around a square plan and a central courtyard. A semicircular chapel tower holds two chapels, one above the other.
The castle later became a military prison, and executions took place there during the French Revolution. It was classified as a historic monument in 1840, and the state acquired it in 1932. It now operates as a museum.
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