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Castle Grésillon

🇫🇷 France · 19th century

Castle Grésillon in France
Photo: ThomasPusch · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

The Château de Grésillon (Esperanto: Kastelo Greziljono) is situated 250 km to the southwest of Paris in Baugé between Angers, Le Mans and Tours in France.

The nonprofit organization "Cultural House of French Esperanto Speakers," established in 1951, owns the château with an 18 hectare park (about 0.2 square kilometers). It is frequently visited by students of Esperanto from all around the world, especially in summer.

Text adapted from “Château de Grésillon” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Castle Grésillon ranks #3,617 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #278 of the 469 mapped in France. Founded 1882, it is older than 5% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 562 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Angers, 37 km away. It is one of the 58 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Loire Valley. See how France compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Castle Grésillon?

Castle Grésillon stands in France, at 47.55129°, -0.08231°.

When was Castle Grésillon built?

The atlas dates its founding to 1882. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.

How famous is Castle Grésillon?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #3,617 of 7,738 worldwide, and #278 in France. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.

What is the nearest castle to Castle Grésillon?

Château de Baugé, about 2 km away.

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