🇫🇷 France
49 castles, fortresses, palaces and ruins within 100 km of the city centre — every one on the interactive map, with photos, distances and directions.
The closest is Château de Blois, 1 km south of the city centre; the most famous is Château de Chambord — #21 of 7,738 worldwide — 14 km east. The oldest dated site in the circle is Castle of Chaumont-sur-Loire, founded c. 950.
Every one of them stands in France — the country page shows the full national picture.
14 km east · Palace & château · #21 worldwide
The Château de Chambord (French pronunciation: [ʃɑto d ʃɑ̃bɔʁ]) in Chambord, Centre-Val de Loire, France, is one of the most recognisable châteaux in…
1 km south · Palace & château · #139 worldwide
The Royal Château of Blois is a château located in the city center of Blois, Loir-et-Cher, in the Loire Valley, France.
14 km south-east · Palace & château · #379 worldwide
The Château de Cheverny is located in Cheverny, Loir-et-Cher, France. It is one of the châteaux of the Loire Valley.
17 km south-west · Castle · #385 worldwide
The Château de Chaumont, officially Château de Chaumont-sur-Loire, is a castle in Chaumont-sur-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
8 km north-east · Castle
The Castle of Menars is a castle associated with Madame de Pompadour situated on the bank of the river Loire in Menars, Loir-et-Cher, France.
8 km south-east · Palace & château
The Château de Beauregard is a Renaissance château in the Loire Valley in France.
22 km north-east · Castle
The Château de Talcy is a historical building in Talcy, Loir-et-Cher, France.
13 km south-east · Castle
The Château de Troussay is one of the smallest Châteaux of the Loire Valley, France, and is situated in Cheverny, in the Loir-et-Cher.
15 km east · Palace & château
Château de Villesavin is a 16th-century country house in the Tour-en-Sologne commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
16 km south · Castle
The Château de Fougères-sur-Bièvre is a castle in the commune of Fougères-sur-Bièvre, in the French department of Loir-et-Cher.
36 km south-west · Palace & château · #56 worldwide
The Château de Chenonceau is a French château spanning the river Cher, near the small village of Chenonceaux, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire.
32 km south-west · Palace & château · #103 worldwide
The Château d'Amboise is a château in Amboise, in the Indre-et-Loire department of the Loire Valley in France.
32 km south-west · Palace & château · #241 worldwide
The Château du Clos Lucé, formerly called Manoir du Cloux, is a large château located in the center of Amboise, in the department of Indre-et-Loire,…
52 km south · Palace & château
Château de Valençay is a château in the commune of Valençay, in the Indre department of France.
58 km south-west · Castle
The Château de Loches is a castle located in the département of Indre-et-Loire in the Loire Valley in France; it was constructed in the 9th century.
60 km south-west · Palace & château
The Château de Candé is a château located in the commune of Monts, Indre-et-Loire, France.
55 km south-west · Ruin
The royal Château de Plessis-lèz-Tours is the remains of a late Gothic château located in the town of La Riche in the Indre-et-Loire department, in…
53 km north · Castle
The Château de Châteaudun is a castle located in the town of Châteaudun in the French department of Eure-et-Loir.
40 km south · Castle
The Château de Montpoupon is a castle in the commune of Céré-la-Ronde in the Indre-et-Loire département of France.
35 km south-west · Ruin
The Château de Chanteloup was an imposing 18th-century French château with elaborate gardens, compared by some contemporaries to Versailles.
50 km south · Palace & château
The Château de Montrésor is a medieval castle with a Renaissance mansion built in the grounds, located in the French village of Montrésor in the…
46 km south-east · Palace & château
Château Poséidon is a château in neo-Renaissance style, located in the French municipality of Varennes-sur-Fouzon, part of the merged municipality of…
+ 9 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
67 km south-west · Palace & château · #310 worldwide
The Château de Villandry is a grand country house located in Villandry, in the département of Indre-et-Loire, France.
95 km south-west · Castle · #339 worldwide
The Château de Chinon is a château located on the north bank of the river Vienne in Chinon, central France.
75 km south-west · Palace & château · #349 worldwide
The Château d'Azay-le-Rideau is located in the town of Azay-le-Rideau in the French département of Indre-et-Loire.
87 km south-west · Palace & château
Ussé is a castle in the Indre-et-Loire département, in France. The stronghold at the edge of the Chinon forest overlooking the Indre Valley was first…
75 km south-west · Palace & château
The Château de Langeais is a 15th-century Flamboyant Gothic castle in Indre-et-Loire, France, built on a promontory created by the small valley of…
81 km east · Palace & château
The Château de Sully-sur-Loire is a castle, converted to a palatial seigneurial residence, situated in the commune of Sully-sur-Loire, Centre-Val de…
93 km south-west · Castle
The Château du Rivau is a castle in the village of Lémeré, Touraine, France. In the book of Rabelais' Gargantua, it was given to captain Tolmere as a…
88 km west · Castle
The Château du Lude is one of the many monumental châteaux of the Loire Valley in France.
97 km south-west · Palace & château
The Château des Réaux is a French medieval castle located in the commune Chouzé-sur-Loire in the Indre-et-Loire department in the Centre-Val de Loire…
98 km east · Palace & château
The Château de Gien is a historic manor in Gien, Loiret, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
70 km south-west · Castle
The Château de Saché is a writer's house museum located in a home built from the converted remains of a feudal castle.
85 km south · Castle
Château d'Azay-le-Ferron is a 15th-century castle and 17th-century manor located in the commune of Azay-le-Ferron in the Indre département of France.
+ 6 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q160927.
The Castlemap atlas maps 49 landmarks (20 castles · 24 palaces & châteaux · 5 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Blois, measured straight-line — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Château de Blois, a palace 1 km south of the city centre.
Château de Chambord, ranked #21 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking — 14 km east from Blois.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Castle of Chaumont-sur-Loire, founded c. 950 — 17 km south-west. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Tours (53 km) · Orléans (55 km) · Le Mans (96 km) · Angers (142 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
