France · 15th century
The Château de Gien is a historic manor in Gien, Loiret, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
It was built in the 15th century for Anne of France. Guests included King Francis I, King Henry II, Queen consort Catherine de' Medici, King Charles IX, Queen consort Anne of Austria and King Louis XIV.
It has belonged to the French government since 1823. During World War II, it was bombed in 1940 and later restored. It is home to a museum about hunting.
It has been listed as an official monument since 1840.
Text adapted from “Château de Gien” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Château de Gien ranks #2,287 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #179 of the 793 mapped in France. Founded c. 1450, it is older than 47% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 554 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,306 times in the last 60 days, more than 58% of the atlas. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Orléans, 59 km away. It is one of the 73 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Loire Valley. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
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