France · 14th century
The Château de Pizay is a former fortified house, founded at the end of the 14th century, which stands beside a Renaissance dwelling in the commune of Belleville-en-Beaujolais, in the delegated commune of Saint-Jean-d'Ardières, in the north-east of the Rhône department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. The castle, in the Beaujolais, is among the oldest fiefs in the region. It has been partially listed as a historic monument by an order of 5 September 1972; only the façades and roofs of the keep, the round tower and the Henri III wing, together with the keep's staircase, are listed.
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Château de Pizay ranks #7,427 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #697 of the 793 mapped in France. Founded c. 1375, it is older than 53% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 755 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. 14 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Lyon, 42 km away. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
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