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Château de Septème

France · 14th century

Founded
c. 1350
Heritage status
monument historique inscrit · classified historical monument
Location
Septème
Coordinates
45.5508°, 5.01083°
Links
Wikimedia Commons
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Château de Septème in France
Photo: Groumfy69 · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Description

The Château de Septème is a former fortified castle of the 14th century, remodelled in the 15th and 16th centuries, which stands in the commune of Septème in the department of Isère, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. The site brings together the ruins of a first castle of the 11th century, of a 13th-century enclosure and the present castle, whose origin dates back to the 14th – 15th century.

As historic monuments: the ramparts, the remains of the first castle and of the wall walk of the old town were listed by decree of 12 February 1942; the castle, the gatehouse lodge and the park were registered by decree of 27 February 1947.

Machine-translated from “Château de Septème” on the French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Château de Septème ranks #8,147 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #825 of the 954 mapped in France. Founded c. 1350, it is older than 55% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 797 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Lyon, 28 km away. See how France compares in the castle statistics.

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