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Château de La Roche-Jagu (France)

France · 15th century

Founded
c. 1450
Heritage status
classified historical monument
Location
Ploëzal
Coordinates
48.7332°, -3.1513°
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Château de La Roche-Jagu (France) in France
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Description

The Château de la Roche-Jagu is a 15th-century fortified house located in the commune of Ploëzal in the Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany, France. Since 1958, it has been owned and managed by the Council of the department of the Côtes-d'Armor who restored the château in 1968. Its extensive grounds are managed as a public park and the château itself houses exhibitions, concerts and other public events.

Its situation on a steep promontory on the west bank of the estuary of the Trieux, gives it a commanding view of the surrounding area and in particular of the river which it was historically able to monitor and control movement on.

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

In the rankings

Château de La Roche-Jagu (France) ranks #4,673 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #393 of the 787 mapped in France. Founded c. 1450, it is older than 46% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 556 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,906 times in the last 60 days, more than 68% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how France compares in the castle statistics.

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