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Château de Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte

France · 10th century

Founded
c. 1000
Style
Medieval architecture
Heritage status
classified historical monument
Location
Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte
Coordinates
49.38639°, -1.52806°
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Château de Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte in France
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Description

The Château de Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte (French pronunciation: [ʃato də sɛ̃ sovœʁ lə vikɔ̃t]) is a castle ruin in the commune of Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte, in the northwestern French department of Manche.

The castle, dating from the 11th and 12th centuries, was besieged twice during the Hundred Years' War. The remains consist of a fortified enceinte with towers and a massive keep.

The castle is open to the public. It has been listed since 1840 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.

Text adapted from “Château de Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Château de Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte ranks #5,729 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #510 of the 787 mapped in France. Founded c. 1000, it is older than 91% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 192 atlas entries founded in the 10th century. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. It is one of the 33 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Normandy. See how France compares in the castle statistics.

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