France · 16th century
The Château de Puyguilhem, also called Puyguilhem Castle, is a château in the commune of Villars in north of the Dordogne, France. Built between 1514 and 1535, the Renaissance style castle like that of the Loire castles was classified as a historical monument on 20 March 1912 and the grounds, woods, and outskirts were registered on 19 May 1945. It is owned by the state of France. It is open to the public.
Text adapted from “Château de Puyguilhem (Villars)” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Château de Puyguilhem ranks #4,797 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #408 of the 787 mapped in France. Founded 1514, it is older than 42% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 886 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. 7 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
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