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Château de châteaudun
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Château de châteaudun

Château de châteaudun is a French castle. You will find it in Châteaudun. It has been a classé historic monument (in part) since 1918.

Photo: Château de châteaudun, Pline (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Where
In Châteaudun
inside the commune
Historic monument
1918
Classé historic monument (in part)
How well known
Top 1%
#294 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
May–Sep
highs of 19–26°C
In brief

Château in Châteaudun

One of the best-known places to visit in France

#294 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (18 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓

In Châteaudun

Château de châteaudun is in the commune of Châteaudun, with 7 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Classé historic monument (in part)

Protected as a historic monument since 1918; built in the 12th, 15th and 16th centuries (Mérimée record PA00097021). About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

Month by month

If warmth matters, go May to September: Châteaudun reaches 19–26°C.

Jan7° / 1°52 mm
Feb9° / 1°41 mm
Mar13° / 3°44 mm
Apr16° / 5°47 mm
May19° / 8°56 mm
Jun23° / 12°48 mm
Jul26° / 13°52 mm
Aug26° / 13°43 mm
Sep22° / 10°43 mm
Oct17° / 8°61 mm
Nov11° / 4°55 mm
Dec8° / 2°62 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Châteaudun, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Chateaudun station, 3.2 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Châteaudun’s full climate →
About

Château de châteaudun

Articles on it exist in 18 languages. Within 15 km there are 27 more places to visit, starting with Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Histoire Naturelle de Châteaudun (400 m).

Château de châteaudun on Wikipedia ↗

Mérimée record PA00097021 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type
Château
Protection
Classé historic monument (in part) · 1918
Built
12th, 15th and 16th centuries
Covered in
18 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
Châteaudun, Eure-et-Loir
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
The map

Where it sits

The map puts Château de châteaudun in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Châteaudun. · commune boundary: IGN

Towns near it

Which town is nearest

The 6 towns are led in size by Châteaudun, with 12,830 people. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.

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  1. 1Châteaudun
  2. 2Cloyes-les-Trois-Rivières
  3. 3Bonneval
  4. 4Vald'Yerre
  5. 5Brou
  6. 6Beauce la Romaine
1 · It’s in this commune

Châteaudun

12,830 people

2 · 9.3 km southwest of it

Cloyes-les-Trois-Rivières

5,607 people

3 · 13 km north of it

Bonneval

4,868 people

4 · 14 km west of it

Vald'Yerre

3,609 people

Compare the 6 towns
TownWhere Château de châteaudun isPeople
ChâteaudunIt’s in this commune12,830
Cloyes-les-Trois-Rivières9.3 km southwest of it5,607
Bonneval13 km north of it4,868
Vald'Yerre14 km west of it3,609
Brou19 km northwest of it3,230
Beauce la Romaine22 km southeast of it3,341
Make a day of it

After Château de châteaudun

Around it, within 15 km, lie 27 more, including 3 châteaux, 2 museums and 2 abbeys.

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Château de châteaudun, answered

Where is Château de châteaudun?

Château de châteaudun is in Châteaudun, in Eure-et-Loir (Centre-Val de Loire).

What is Château de châteaudun?

French castle in Eure-et-Loir.

Is Château de châteaudun a historic monument?

Yes: Classé historic monument (in part), since 1918, Mérimée record PA00097021.

How well known is Château de châteaudun?

Château de châteaudun has 18 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #294 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Château de châteaudun?

May to September are the warmest months in Châteaudun, with afternoon highs of 19–26°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Château de châteaudun?

Within 15 km: Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Histoire Naturelle de Châteaudun (400 m), Château de Montigny-le-Gannelon (9.2 km), Château de Courtalain (14 km) and Abbaye Saint-Florentin de Bonneval (13 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 (3)

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.