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Château de Berzé-le-Châtel

🇫🇷 France · 10th century

Château de Berzé-le-Châtel in France
Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

The Château de Berzé-le-Châtel, or also the fortress of Berzé-le-Châtel (French: Le château de Berzé ou forteresse de Berzé-le-Châtel), goes back to a castrum mentioned in 991 in a cartulary of Cluny Abbey. It belongs to the village of Berzé-le-Châtel in the French department of Saône-et-Loire in the large region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, merged in 2016. The castle consists of an inner castle and a lower castle with a total of 14 towers.

Machine-translated from “Burg Berzé-le-Châtel” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Château de Berzé-le-Châtel ranks #4,647 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #364 of the 525 mapped in France. Founded c. 1000, it is older than 92% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 138 atlas entries founded in the 10th century. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Lyon, 70 km away. See how France compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Château de Berzé-le-Châtel?

Château de Berzé-le-Châtel stands in France, at 46.385°, 4.68861°.

When was Château de Berzé-le-Châtel built?

The atlas dates its founding to c. 1000. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.

How famous is Château de Berzé-le-Châtel?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,647 of 8,134 worldwide, and #364 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 de Berzé-le-Châtel?

Château de Corcelle, about 5 km away.

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