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Château de Nérac

France

Heritage status
classified historical monument · Maisons des Illustres
Location
Nérac
Coordinates
44.13528°, 0.34°
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Château de Nérac in France
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Description

The Château de Nérac is a castle in the Lot-et-Garonne département in southwest France. An edifice of the French Renaissance style, it was finished during the reign of Jeanne d'Albret, Queen of Navarre, daughter of Marguerite d'Angoulème who was also Marguerite de Navarre by her marriage to Henry II of Navarre.

The castle has been listed as a Monument historique since 1862 by the French Ministry of Culture.

Text adapted from “Château de Nérac” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Château de Nérac ranks #5,068 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #438 of the 787 mapped in France. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,406 times in the last 60 days, more than 60% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how France compares in the castle statistics.

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