Château de Breteuil

The Château de Breteuil (previously called the Château de Bevilliers) is a château situated in the Vallée de Chevreuse in Yvelines department of France, 35 km (22 mi) to the southwest of Paris. The château was designated a monument historique in 1973.

The family of the Marquis de Breteuil gave three ministers to the Kings of France. The château is still owned by the Breteuil family.

The design is similar to the Château de Dampierre-en-Yvelines by Jules Hardouin-Mansart.

Text adapted from “Château de Breteuil” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Château de Breteuil ranks #4,089 of 8,764 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #327 of the 675 mapped in France. Founded 1610, it is older than 32% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 672 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,796 times in the last 60 days, more than 81% of the atlas. 21 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Paris, 31 km away. See how France compares in the castle statistics.

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