France · 17th century
The Château de Virieu is a castle in Pélussin, Loire, Rhône-Alpes, France.
It was built in 1633 on the site of a previous castle built as early as 1173.
It has been listed as an official historical monument by the French Ministry of Culture since 2001.
Text adapted from “Château de Virieu (Loire)” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Château de Virieu (Loire) ranks #8,484 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #788 of the 793 mapped in France. Founded 1633, it is older than 28% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 721 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Lyon, 41 km away. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
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