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Château de Montfort (Cote-d'Or)

France · 18th century

Founded
c. 1750
Heritage status
monument historique inscrit
Location
Montigny-Montfort
Coordinates
47.5925°, 4.325°
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Château de Montfort (Cote-d'Or) in France
Photo: Mathieu DUBOST · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

The Château de Montfort is a castle in the French commune of Montigny-Montfort in the Côte-d'Or département, part of the Burgundy region. The castle was built in the 18th century.

It is well known for St. John's Fire (Feu de Saint-Jean) on St. John's Eve, as part of Medieval Festival of Château Montfort (Fête Médiévale au Château de Montfort), held in the castle every year around June 21–24.

Text adapted from “Château de Montfort (Cote-d'Or)” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Château de Montfort (Cote-d'Or) ranks #6,344 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #568 of the 787 mapped in France. Founded c. 1750, it is older than 16% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 685 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. 6 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how France compares in the castle statistics.

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