Castle Map

Palace

Château de Grignan

France · 12th century

Founded
c. 1150
Heritage status
monument historique inscrit · classified historical monument
Location
Grignan
Coordinates
44.41861°, 4.90904°
Links
Wikimedia Commons
Open on the map →Official website ↗Wikipedia ↗
Château de Grignan in France
Photo: Finoskov · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

The Castle of Grignan (French: Château de Grignan) is a 12th-century castle built on a rocky outcrop overlooking Grignan in Drôme Provençale, transformed into a fortress in the 13th century by the Adhémar family.

Text adapted from “Castle of Grignan” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Château de Grignan ranks #4,431 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #347 of the 954 mapped in France. Founded c. 1150, it is older than 80% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 810 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,649 times in the last 60 days, more than 84% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how France compares in the castle statistics.

Castles nearby

More castles in France