France · 17th century
The Château de Maintenon (French pronunciation: [ʃato də mɛ̃tnɔ̃]) is a château, developed from the original castle, situated in the commune of Maintenon in the Eure-et-Loir département of France. It is best known as being the private residence of Madame de Maintenon, the second spouse of Louis XIV.
The castle has been designated as a protected historical monument since 1944 by the French Ministry of Culture.
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Château de Maintenon ranks #1,038 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #86 of the 793 mapped in France. Founded c. 1700, it is older than 21% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 721 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 8,000 times in the last 60 days, more than 92% of the atlas. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Évreux, 58 km away. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
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