Castle
Château de Salignac
🇫🇷 France · 11th century
The Château de Salignac is the former castle of the Salignac-Fénelon family in the commune of Salignac-Eyvigues in the Dordogne département of France. It dates from the 11th-15th centuries.
It has been classified since 1969 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.
Text adapted from “Château de Salignac” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Château de Salignac ranks #4,886 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #385 of the 524 mapped in France. Founded c. 1050, it is older than 90% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 325 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. 11 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. It is one of the 21 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Dordogne. It is stop 12 of 14 on the Dordogne castle route, Bergerac to Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Château de Salignac?
Château de Salignac stands in France, at 44.97486°, 1.32667°.
When was Château de Salignac built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1050. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Château de Salignac?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,886 of 8,133 worldwide, and #385 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 Salignac?
Château de Fénelon, about 15 km away.
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