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Château de Suze-la-Rousse

France · 11th century

Founded
c. 1050
Heritage status
classified historical monument
Location
Suze-la-Rousse
Coordinates
44.2874°, 4.83656°
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Château de Suze-la-Rousse in France
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Description

The Château de Suze-la-Rousse is an 11th-century feudal fortified castle and a 16th-century Renaissance-style seigneurial residence in Suze-la-Rousse in the Drôme. The building is in perfect condition, has been listed as a historic monument since 1964, and has housed a university of wine since 1978.

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

In the rankings

Château de Suze-la-Rousse ranks #5,205 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #454 of the 787 mapped in France. Founded c. 1050, it is older than 89% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 439 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,277 times in the last 60 days, more than 57% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how France compares in the castle statistics.

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