Castle
Château de Rapetour
🇫🇷 France · 13th century
The Château de Rapetour, sometimes spelt Raptour, is a 13th-century fortified house standing at the entrance to the village of Theizé, in the Beaujolais, in the Rhône department.
Machine-translated from “Château de Rapetour” on the French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Château de Rapetour ranks #7,398 of 7,787 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #513 of the 516 mapped in France. Founded c. 1250, it is older than 69% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 831 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 21 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Lyon, 26 km away. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Château de Rapetour?
Château de Rapetour stands in France, at 45.938°, 4.60861°.
When was Château de Rapetour built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1250. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Château de Rapetour?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #7,398 of 7,787 worldwide, and #513 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 Rapetour?
Château de Rochebonne, about 1 km away.
More castles in France
- Château de Châtillon-d'Azergues France · 12th century
- Château de Varax (Marcilly-d'Azergues) France · 17th century
- Fort de Bouc France
- Château de Pizay France · 14th century
More castles
- Lerici Castle Italy · 12th century
- Vanbrugh Castle England · 18th century
- Didivan Castle Azerbaijan
- Fortim de São José do Ibo Mozambique · 18th century