Castle
Château d'Aubenas
🇫🇷 France · 13th century
A landmark of Ardèche civil architecture, the Château d'Aubenas, also called the Château de Montlaur, is located in the commune of Aubenas, in the department of Ardèche and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. This "building of metamorphoses" bears the mark of the six seigneurial families who inhabited it from the 13th century until the Revolution.
It has been listed as a historic monument since 2 March 1943.
In 2024, after seven years of works, the Château d'Aubenas, the most iconic monument of the Ardèche town, became a centre for contemporary art.
Machine-translated from “Château d'Aubenas” on the French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Château d'Aubenas ranks #5,978 of 8,764 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #516 of the 675 mapped in France. Founded c. 1250, it is older than 70% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 906 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Château d'Aubenas?
Château d'Aubenas stands in France, at 44.6208°, 4.39058°.
When was Château d'Aubenas built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1250. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Château d'Aubenas?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,978 of 8,764 worldwide, and #516 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 Château d'Aubenas?
Château de Ventadour (Ardèche), about 10 km away.
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