Château d'Azay-le-Ferron

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 #2,639 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #207 of the 469 mapped in France. Founded 1401, it is older than 52% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 434 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,176 times in the last 60 days, more than 52% 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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