France · 15th century
The Château de Troussay is one of the smallest Châteaux of the Loire Valley, France, and is situated in Cheverny, in the Loir-et-Cher.
Originally a small manor house it belonged to Louis de la Saussaye in the 19th C. Louis was a noted for his work in the preservation of old buildings. His 'restoration'of Troussay allowed him to integrate many styles and objects into the building, giving it a very eclectic style. It is akin to a 6-year-old whose raided her mother's wardrobe.
Text adapted from “Château de Troussay” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Château de Troussay ranks #2,402 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #191 of the 793 mapped in France. Founded 1450, it is older than 47% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 554 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,035 times in the last 60 days, more than 51% of the atlas. 10 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Blois, 13 km away. It is one of the 73 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Loire Valley. It is stop 26 of 32 on the Loire Valley château route, Angers to Orléans. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
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