France · 11th century
The Château de Couzan is a ruined castle in the commune of Sail-sous-Couzan in the Loire département of France.
The castle stands on a rocky outcrop to the west of Sail-sous-Couzan in the Forez mountains range above the Lignon du Forez river. The châtellenie of Couzan was the most important in the former province of Forez.
The castle is owned by a private society. It has been listed since 1890 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture. The surrounding lands were added to the listing in 1947.
Text adapted from “Château de Couzan” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Château de Couzan ranks #6,727 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #611 of the 793 mapped in France. Founded c. 1050, it is older than 89% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 436 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Lyon, 67 km away. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
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