France · 13th century
The Château de la Bastie d'Urfé (also known as Bastie d'Urfé or Bâtie d’Urfé) is a French château in the town of Saint-Étienne-le-Molard, historically within the province of Forez. In the 16th century it was rebuilt in the Renaissance style by Claude d'Urfé and bought in 1836 by Caroline de Lagrange (1806–1870), daughter of count Joseph Lagrange (1763–1836).
The intarsia panelling of the 16th-century chapel is at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Château de la Bastie d'Urfé ranks #2,206 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #170 of the 793 mapped in France. Founded c. 1250, it is older than 67% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 1080 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,931 times in the last 60 days, more than 68% of the atlas. Wikidata records about 11,000 visitors in 2021. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Lyon, 59 km away. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
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