Château de Bussy-Rabutin

The Château de Bussy-Rabutin (French: [ʃɑto d(ə) bysi ʁabytɛ̃]), also known as the Château de Bussy-le-Grand, is a château which developed from a 12th-century castle, located in the commune of Bussy-le-Grand, in the Côte-d'Or department, Burgundy, east-central France. It is best known for its thousand portraits throughout a series of galleries, amassed by Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy during his exile from the royal court.

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Château de Bussy-Rabutin ranks #2,472 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #195 of the 469 mapped in France. Founded c. 1150, it is older than 82% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 544 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,200 times in the last 60 days, more than 68% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how France compares in the castle statistics.

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