Château d'Angers

The Château d'Angers is a castle in the city of Angers in the Loire Valley, in the département of Maine-et-Loire, in France. Founded in the 9th century by the Counts of Anjou, it was expanded to its current size in the 13th century. It is located overhanging the River Maine. It is a listed historical monument since 1875. Now open to the public, the Château d'Angers is home of the Apocalypse Tapestry.

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Château d'Angers ranks #318 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #35 of the 469 mapped in France. Founded c. 850, it is older than 95% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 61 atlas entries founded in the 9th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 12,186 times in the last 60 days, more than 94% of the atlas. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Angers, 1 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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