France · 12th century
The Château de Moret is a castle in the commune of Moret-sur-Loing in the Seine-et-Marne département of France.
Originally built in the 12th century, it was substantially altered in the 17th century.
The castle sits on the edge of the plateau and its secondary defences slope down to the river. The town was built at the head of the bridge and on the slopes of the castle hillock. Its rectangular keep with buttresses dates back to Louis VII.
Privately owned, it has been listed since 1926 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture. It is not open to the public.
Text adapted from “Château de Moret” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Château de Moret ranks #7,333 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #681 of the 793 mapped in France. Founded c. 1150, it is older than 80% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 756 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. 5 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Paris, 64 km away. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
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