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Château d'Arlay

France · 18th century

Founded
c. 1750
Heritage status
classified historical monument
Location
Arlay
Coordinates
46.759°, 5.5379°
Links
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Château d'Arlay in France
Photo: Arnaud 25 · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Description

The Château d'Arlay is a private 18th-century château at the foot of the ruins of a former fortified castle of the 11th century, in the Jura village of Arlay (12 km north of Lons-le-Saunier).

It has been listed as a historic monument since 1996 and is open to tourism in summer.

The Château d'Arlay is reputed to be the oldest "château-vineyard" in France.

Machine-translated from “Château d'Arlay” on the French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Château d'Arlay ranks #8,213 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #833 of the 954 mapped in France. Founded c. 1750, it is older than 17% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 757 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. The nearest day-trip guide is Besançon, 65 km away. See how France compares in the castle statistics.

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