Palace & château
Château de Pau
🇫🇷 France · 19th century
The Château de Pau (English: Pau Castle, Basque: Paueko gaztelua) is a castle in the centre of the city of Pau, the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques and Béarn. It dominates that quarter of the city.
Henry IV of France and Navarre was born here on December 13, 1553, and it was once used by Napoleon as a holiday home during his period of power.
The château has been classified as a Monument historique since 1840 by the French Ministry of Culture.
Nowadays, as the Musée national du Château de Pau, it contains a collection of tapestries.
Text adapted from “Château de Pau” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Château de Pau ranks #747 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #69 of the 469 mapped in France. Founded c. 1850, it is older than 8% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 562 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 6,760 times in the last 60 days, more than 88% of the atlas. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Château de Pau?
Château de Pau stands in France, at 43.29472°, -0.375°.
When was Château de Pau built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1850. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Château de Pau?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #747 of 7,738 worldwide, and #69 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 Pau?
Château de Morlanne, about 27 km away.
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