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Château de Cirey

🇫🇷 France

Château de Cirey in France
Photo: LaurPhil · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

The Château de Cirey is a château in Cirey-sur-Blaise, Haute-Marne, France (not to be confused with Bellevaux Abbey in Haute-Saône, sometimes also referred to as the chateau of Cirey-lès-Bellevaux). The château was the home of Émilie du Châtelet and her lover Voltaire from 1734 to 1749.

Today the château is owned by the count of Salignac-Fénelon. Various parts of the building and its interiors have been protected as a monument historique since 21 September 1981.

Text adapted from “Château de Cirey” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Château de Cirey ranks #5,177 of 8,764 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #439 of the 675 mapped in France. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,456 times in the last 60 days, more than 59% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how France compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Château de Cirey?

Château de Cirey stands in France, at 48.32972°, 4.93944°.

How famous is Château de Cirey?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,177 of 8,764 worldwide, and #439 in France. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.

What is the nearest castle to Château de Cirey?

Château du Grand Jardin, about 20 km away.

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