France · 15th century
Château d'Azay-le-Ferron is a 15th-century castle and 17th-century manor located in the commune of Azay-le-Ferron in the Indre département of France. It features a garden à la française and a French landscape garden dating to the 17th century, redone in the 19th and 20th century. The interior is richly furnished. The château is owned by the city of Tours and is open to the public.
The castle is classified as a Monument historique since 1950.
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Château d'Azay-le-Ferron ranks #2,783 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #221 of the 793 mapped in France. Founded c. 1401, it is older than 50% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 554 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,176 times in the last 60 days, more than 55% of the atlas. Wikidata records about 14,000 visitors in 2019. The nearest day-trip guide is Tours, 67 km away. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
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