France · 13th century
The Château de Randan was a former royal domain in the French town on Randan in the department of Puy-de-Dôme.
The châtellenie of Randan is first recorded in the 12th century and the castle in the 13th century. It was rebuilt under Francis I of France and the châtellenie promoted to a dukedom in 1661. It was acquired in 1821 by Princess Adélaïde of Orléans, sister of Louis Philippe I.
The ruins have been listed as an official national monument since February 21, 2001.
Text adapted from “Château de Randan” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Château de Randan ranks #4,494 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #376 of the 793 mapped in France. Founded c. 1250, it is older than 67% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 1080 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,222 times in the last 60 days, more than 56% of the atlas. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
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