France · 16th century
The Château de La Bussière is a moated castle on the edge of the French commune of La Bussière in the Centre-Val de Loire region. It stands about ten kilometres north-east of Gien in the south-east of the Loiret department in the Puisaye. The complex is one of the châteaux of the Loire and at the same time lies on the Route Jacques-Cœur. Some parts have been inscribed as a monument historique in the French list of monuments since November 1993, after an initial protection of February 1982 had been annulled. In May 1995 further parts of the castle, which is privately owned, were classified as a monument historique.
The estate can be visited for a fee from the beginning of April to the end of October and houses a fishing museum, for which reason it is also called the Castle of the Fishermen (French Château des Pêcheurs). In addition, classical concerts occasionally take place in the castle courtyard in summer, and some castle rooms can be rented for festivities or seminars.
Machine-translated from “Schloss La Bussière” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Château de La Bussière ranks #3,589 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #275 of the 787 mapped in France. Founded c. 1600, it is older than 31% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 886 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,137 times in the last 60 days, more than 54% of the atlas. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Orléans, 65 km away. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
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