Ruin
Château de Vendôme
🇫🇷 France · 10th century
The ruin of the Château de Vendôme stands in the small French town of Vendôme in the département of Loir-et-Cher in the Centre-Val de Loire region. It has been protected as a monument historique since 1840.
Machine-translated from “Burg Vendôme” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Château de Vendôme ranks #4,420 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #345 of the 525 mapped in France. Founded c. 950, it is older than 93% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 138 atlas entries founded in the 10th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,258 times in the last 60 days, more than 55% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Blois, 29 km away. It is one of the 58 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Loire Valley. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Château de Vendôme?
Château de Vendôme stands in France, at 47.78928°, 1.06577°.
When was Château de Vendôme built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 950. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Château de Vendôme?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,420 of 8,134 worldwide, and #345 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 Vendôme?
Château de Lavardin, about 15 km away.
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