France · 11th century
The Château de La Barben is a former fortified castle whose origin goes back to the 11th century, remodelled in the 17th and 20th centuries, which stands in the French commune of La Barben in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, near Salon-de-Provence.
The château is listed as a historic monument by decree of 21 December 1984. Bought in 2019, it has since housed the Rocher Mistral, a park themed on Provence.
Machine-translated from “Château de La Barben” on the French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
La Barben Castle ranks #5,479 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #486 of the 793 mapped in France. Founded c. 1050, it is older than 89% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 436 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,573 times in the last 60 days, more than 63% of the atlas. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Marseille, 39 km away. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
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