Château de la Bastie d'Urfé

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 #2,140 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #166 of the 469 mapped in France. Founded c. 1250, it is older than 69% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 825 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,931 times in the last 60 days, more than 65% of the atlas. Wikidata records about 11,000 visitors in 2021. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Metropolis of Lyon, 60 km away. See how France compares in the castle statistics.

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