Château de Montpoupon

The Château de Montpoupon (pronounced [ʃɑto də mɔ̃pupɔ̃]) is a castle in the commune of Céré-la-Ronde in the Indre-et-Loire département of France. It is located to the east of Tours, 10 km south of Montrichard in a forested valley.

Originally a mediaeval fortress, the castle was altered by the lords of Prie and Buzançais. The postern was constructed in the 16th century.

Since the middle of 19th century, the castle has belonged to the Motte Saint Pierre family. It houses one of the four French museums dedicated to hunting with dogs.

It has been listed since 1930 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.

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Château de Montpoupon ranks #2,104 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #162 of the 469 mapped in France. Founded 1001, it is older than 92% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 317 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,747 times in the last 60 days, more than 63% of the atlas. 7 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Tours, 37 km away. It is one of the 58 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Loire Valley. See how France compares in the castle statistics.

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