France · 13th century
The Château de Bonneville, also known as the Castle of the Lords of Faucigny or of Béatrix de Faucigny, is a former fortified castle dating from the 13th century and restored in the 16th century. Its remains are located in the commune of Bonneville in the Haute-Savoie department, within the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. In the 13th century, it served as the seat of a châtellenie.
The ruins of the former comital castle were listed as a historical monument by a decree issued on 3 November 1987.
Text adapted from “Château de Bonneville (Haute-Savoie)” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Château de Bonneville ranks #8,221 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #773 of the 793 mapped in France. Founded c. 1250, it is older than 67% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 1080 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Geneva, 24 km away. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
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