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Château de la Guerche

France · 15th century

Founded
c. 1450
Heritage status
monument historique inscrit
Location
La Guerche
Coordinates
46.88389°, 0.73°
Links
Wikimedia Commons
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Château de la Guerche in France
Photo: Cdlg · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

Château de la Guerche is a castle in La Guerche, in Indre-et-Loire, a département in France.

It was built during the reign of Charles VII of France, for Antoinette de Maignelais, young cousin of Charles's recently defunct mistress Agnès Sorrel, and her new husband André de Villequier.

The castle was besieged in 1592, during the French Wars of Religion. Restored in the seventeenth century and renovated subsequently, it is now open to visitors.

It has been listed since 1944 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.

Text adapted from “Château de la Guerche” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Château de la Guerche ranks #7,414 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #712 of the 954 mapped in France. Founded c. 1450, it is older than 47% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 596 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Tours, 57 km away. See how France compares in the castle statistics.

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