Castle
Château de Nemours
🇫🇷 France · 12th century
The Château de Nemours is a castle in the town and commune of Nemours in the Seine-et-Marne département of France. Located in the extreme south of the Paris conurbation, it stands on the banks of the Loing river. Transformed into a museum between 1903 and 1999, it houses collections of pottery.
The remains of the former chapel were added to the register of ancient monuments in 1926. The castle itself was made a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture in 1977.
Text adapted from “Château de Nemours” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Château de Nemours ranks #3,017 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #226 of the 469 mapped in France. Founded c. 1150, it is older than 82% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 544 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. Wikidata records about 10,000 visitors in 2019. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Paris, 70 km away. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Château de Nemours?
Château de Nemours stands in France, at 48.26556°, 2.69694°.
When was Château de Nemours built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1150. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Château de Nemours?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #3,017 of 7,738 worldwide, and #226 in France. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Château de Nemours?
Château de Moret, about 15 km away.
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