France · 19th century
Fort Boyard (French pronunciation: [fɔʁ bwajaʁ]) is a fort built on Boyard bank, an ocean bank located between the Île-d'Aix and the Île d'Oléron in the Pertuis d'Antioche straits on the west coast of France. Though a fort on Boyard bank was suggested as early as the 17th century, it was not until the 1800s under Napoleon Bonaparte that work began. Building started in 1801 and was completed in 1857. In 1967, the final scene of the French film Les aventuriers was filmed at the remains of the fort. Since 1990, it is the filming location for the eponymous TV game show.
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Fort Boyard ranks #105 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #14 of the 793 mapped in France. Founded 1801, it is older than 12% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 717 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 74,439 times in the last 60 days, more than 99% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
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