Château de La Palice

The Château de La Palice is a castle, developed into a château, in the commune of Lapalisse in the Allier department of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France.

Built between the 11th and 13th centuries, the feudal part of the castle was acquired by Jacques de Chabannes in 1430 or 1431. His grandson, Jacques II, maréchal of France, built the Renaissance wing at the beginning of the 16th century out of rose-coloured bricks, endowing the castle with sobriety and elegance. This wing replaced the wall connecting the fortress to the Gothic-style chapel, itself built c. 1470.

The ceilings have raised colourful box beams inlaid with gold.

Today, the fully furnished living rooms contain many historical artefacts as a museum of the castle's history.

The Château de La Palice is listed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.

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Château de La Palice ranks #4,582 of 8,764 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #381 of the 675 mapped in France. Founded c. 1200, it is older than 77% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 593 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,346 times in the last 60 days, more than 72% of the atlas. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how France compares in the castle statistics.

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