France · 12th century
The Château de Chamerolles is a French castle complex in Chilleurs-aux-Bois in the Loiret department, Centre-Val de Loire region. First mentioned in documents in the 12th century as a fortified manorial complex, the site was expanded at the beginning of the 16th century by Lancelot du Lac I into a castle in the Renaissance style.
His grandson, Lancelot du Lac II, who fought on the Protestant side in the first Huguenot war, turned the castle chapel into a Protestant place of worship. He also had a garden laid out in the Renaissance style.
Today the castle is owned by the Loiret department and houses the perfume museum (Musée des parfums).
Machine-translated from “Schloss Chamerolles” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Château de Chamerolles ranks #3,002 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #225 of the 787 mapped in France. Founded c. 1150, it is older than 80% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 763 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,136 times in the last 60 days, more than 54% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Orléans, 26 km away. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
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