Château de Chamerolles

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 #3,008 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #228 of the 524 mapped in France. Founded c. 1150, it is older than 81% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 563 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,136 times in the last 60 days, more than 52% of the atlas. 1 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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