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Château de Tournoël

🇫🇷 France · 11th century

Château de Tournoël in France
Photo: Matthieu Perona · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

The Château de Tournoël is a medieval fortified castle partly in ruins in the commune of Volvic, in the Puy-de-Dôme département of France. The castle is located on a rocky mountain spur at an altitude of 594 m in the foothills of the Puy de la Bannière which dominates the Limagne plains (about 350 m altitude above the level of Riom).

The Château de Tournoël is privately owned and has been listed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture since 1889.

Text adapted from “Château de Tournoël” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Château de Tournoël ranks #4,161 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #318 of the 525 mapped in France. Founded c. 1100, it is older than 86% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 325 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,534 times in the last 60 days, more than 60% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how France compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Château de Tournoël?

Château de Tournoël stands in France, at 45.88486°, 3.03833°.

When was Château de Tournoël built?

The atlas dates its founding to c. 1100. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.

How famous is Château de Tournoël?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,161 of 8,134 worldwide, and #318 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 Tournoël?

Château de Chazeron, about 4 km away.

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