France · 10th century
The Château de Menthon is a medieval castle located in the commune of Menthon-Saint-Bernard, 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south of Annecy in the Haute-Savoie department of France. Standing on a 200 metres (660 ft) tall rock, its stone towers loom over Lake Annecy, the Roc de Chère National Nature Reserve, and Menthon-Saint-Bernard. Since 1989, it has been listed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.
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Château de Menthon-Saint-Bernard ranks #1,453 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #110 of the 793 mapped in France. Founded c. 1000, it is older than 91% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 193 atlas entries founded in the 10th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 4,371 times in the last 60 days, more than 85% of the atlas. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Annecy, 7 km away. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
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