Palace & château
Château de Fontaine-Henry
🇫🇷 France
The Château de Fontaine-Henry is a stately residence located in the French commune of Fontaine-Henry, in the Calvados department of Normandy. The building is listed as a Monument historique.
Described as a "Loire château lost in Normandy", the originally medieval structure is renowned for its façades, marked primarily by the Louis XII style and Renaissance styles. Owing to its high French roofs rising to nearly 15 metres (49 ft) on the quadrangular "Gros Pavillon", the château is also considered to possess some of the highest roofs in France.
Text adapted from “Château de Fontaine-Henry” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Château de Fontaine-Henry ranks #5,046 of 8,764 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #433 of the 675 mapped in France. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,587 times in the last 60 days, more than 62% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. It is one of the 27 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Normandy. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Château de Fontaine-Henry?
Château de Fontaine-Henry stands in France, at 49.27444°, -0.45°.
How famous is Château de Fontaine-Henry?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,046 of 8,764 worldwide, and #433 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 Fontaine-Henry?
Castle of Creully, about 7 km away.
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