France · 11th century
The Château de Loches (also called Le Logis Royal de Loches) is a castle located in the département of Indre-et-Loire in the Loire Valley in France; it was constructed in the 9th century. Built some 500 metres (1,600 ft) away from the river Indre, the huge castle, famous mostly for its massive square keep, dominates the town of Loches. The castle was captured from the English by King Philip II of France in 1204.
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Château de Loches ranks #628 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #56 of the 793 mapped in France. Founded c. 1100, it is older than 85% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 436 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 6,105 times in the last 60 days, more than 89% of the atlas. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Tours, 38 km away. It is one of the 73 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Loire Valley. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
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