France · 11th century
The Château des ducs de Savoie, also known as Château de Chambéry, is a fortified castle dating from the 11th century. It is located in the French commune of Chambéry in the Savoie department of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
Modified several times since the 13th century, it has retained its administrative vocation ever since. From 1502 to 1578, the castle chapel housed the Holy Shroud. The bell tower now houses the 70-bell "Saint-François de Sales" carillon, the work of the Paccard foundry in Sévrier. A concert is held every first and third Saturday of the month at 11 am.
Today, the château houses the Savoie Prefecture, the Savoie Departmental Council, and the Savoie Academy.
Listed as a historic monument: the former Château des Ducs de Savoie was listed by decree on August 10, 1881; the grand salon with its Louis XVI decor was listed by decree on April 20, 1960.
Text adapted from “Château des ducs de Savoie” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Château de Chambéry ranks #2,150 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #161 of the 787 mapped in France. Founded c. 1050, it is older than 89% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 439 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,290 times in the last 60 days, more than 80% of the atlas. 5 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Annecy, 41 km away. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
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