France · 14th century
The Château de Chavaniac, also known as Chateau Lafayette, is a fortified manor house of eighteen rooms furnished in the Louis XIII style located in Chavaniac-Lafayette, Haute-Loire, in Auvergne province, France.
Flanked by two towers of black stone, it was built in the 14th century and was the birthplace of General Lafayette in 1757.
In 1916, a group of wealthy philanthropists led by Scottish-born American industrialist John C. Moffat purchased the castle to serve as a center of philanthropy for people affected by World War I. Following the war he renovated it completely to preserve documents and objects relating to General Lafayette.
The Château de Chavaniac is now a museum open to the public.
Text adapted from “Château de Chavaniac” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Château de Chavaniac ranks #2,183 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #167 of the 793 mapped in France. Founded c. 1350, it is older than 55% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 755 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 5,228 times in the last 60 days, more than 87% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
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