France · 15th century
The Château de Virieu is an historic castle in Virieu, Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France.
It has been listed as an official historical monument by the French Ministry of Culture since 1990.
Text adapted from “Château de Virieu (Isère)” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Château de Virieu ranks #4,789 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #408 of the 793 mapped in France. Founded c. 1401, it is older than 50% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 554 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,779 times in the last 60 days, more than 66% of the atlas. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Lyon, 59 km away. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
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