France · 11th century
The Château de Domfront is a ruined castle in the town of Domfront, in the Orne département of France.
The Château de Domfront has been protected as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture since 1875. The ruins include the keep, the enceinte, ramparts, towers, casemates and the former Sainte-Catherine et Saint-Symphorien chapels. The castle ruins have been repaired since 1984 by the Association pour la Restauration du Château de Domfront.
The ruins stand in a public park and are open to the public free of charge.
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Château de Domfront ranks #6,167 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #548 of the 793 mapped in France. Founded c. 1100, it is older than 85% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 436 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,352 times in the last 60 days, more than 59% of the atlas. The nearest day-trip guide is Le Mans, 91 km away. It is one of the 33 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Normandy. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
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