Château de Blain
Château de Blain is a castle in Blain in the Loire-Atlantique département. It was listed in 1977 as a classé historic monument (in part). Nearby, Blockhaus de la Géline (5.6 km) heads a list of 24 within 15 km.
Château in Blain
One of the best-known places to visit in France
#1,019 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓
In Blain
Château de Blain is in the commune of Blain, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Classé historic monument (in part)
Protected as a historic monument since 1977; built in the 14th and 15th centuries (Mérimée record PA00108572). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Weather, month by month
The warmest stretch in Blain is May to October, at 18–26°C in the afternoon.
Château de Blain
There are Wikipedia articles on it in 7 languages.
- Type
- Château
- Protection
- Classé historic monument (in part) · 1977
- Built
- 14th and 15th centuries
- Covered in
- 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Blain, Loire-Atlantique
- Official site
- chateaudelagroulais.fr
Château de Blain and what surrounds it
Château de Blain sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Blain. · commune boundary: IGN
Where people come from
Among the 8, Blain is the biggest, home to 10,376 people. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.
Blain
Fay-de-Bretagne
Bouvron
Héric
Compare the 8 towns
Worth adding to a visit
Nearby, 24 places within 15 km include 4 châteaux, a fort and an attraction.
ChâteauChâteau de Beaulieu12 km east, in Héric3ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Quéhillac11 km west, in Bouvron4AttractionAttractionAlignement du Pilier11 km north, in Le Gâvre5
ChâteauChâteau de la Bretonnière15 km south, in Vigneux-de-Bretagne6
ChâteauChâteau de Carheil14 km west, in Plessé7Water parkWater parkEspace Quilly12 km west, in Quilly8GardenGardenJardin Saffré joli14 km east, in SaffréWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Château de Blain in questions
Where is Château de Blain?
Château de Blain is in Blain, in Loire-Atlantique (Pays de la Loire).
What is Château de Blain?
Castle in Blain in the Loire-Atlantique département of France.
Is Château de Blain a historic monument?
Yes: Classé historic monument (in part), since 1977, Mérimée record PA00108572.
How well known is Château de Blain?
Château de Blain has 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #1,019 of the 37,318 French places we list.
When is the best time to visit Château de Blain?
May to October are the warmest months in Blain, with afternoon highs of 18–26°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Château de Blain?
Within 15 km: Blockhaus de la Géline (5.6 km), Château de Beaulieu (12 km), Château de Quéhillac (11 km) and Alignement du Pilier (11 km).
Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: what it is, its articles, how widely it is covered), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries, Météo-France 1991–2020 normals (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (4)
- Château de Blain: KaTeznik, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Beaulieu: Clem30061, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de la Bretonnière: Charlie Merland, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Carheil: Gustave William Lemaire, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.