Castle
Château de Portes
🇫🇷 France · 11th century
The Château de Portes is a castle located in the commune of Portes in the Gard département of France. It overlooks the Regordane, an ancient avenue used by the pilgrims of Saint-Giles and the Croisés on their way towards the Holy Land for a distance of ten miles. The Anduze, Randon and Polignac families paid homage to the abbot of Saint-Pierre-de-Sauve for this castle between the 11th and the 14th centuries. The castle is listed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.
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Château de Portes ranks #5,180 of 8,764 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #441 of the 675 mapped in France. Founded c. 1025, it is older than 92% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 344 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,455 times in the last 60 days, more than 59% of the atlas. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Château de Portes?
Château de Portes stands in France, at 44.26807°, 4.02739°.
When was Château de Portes built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1025. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Château de Portes?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,180 of 8,764 worldwide, and #441 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 Portes?
Château de Grizac, about 28 km away.
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