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Château
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Historic monument · classé · Mérimée

Château

Classé historic monument since 1964One of 2 classé monuments in Dourdan; classé is France’s highest protection, held by 14,963 of its 46,703 monuments (32%).
CChâteauS13th c.1964protected
DirectionsMérimée record ↗
About

About Château

Château is one of 2 classé historic monuments in Dourdan, the higher of France’s two levels of protection. It dates from 1220. It has been classé since 1964. 4 more historic monuments stand within 400 m.

Le château de Dourdan est un ancien château fort situé sur la commune de Dourdan dans la région naturelle du Hurepoix et le département de l'Essonne, en région Île-de-France.

From Wikipédia (French), article “Château de Dourdan” · CC BY-SA 4.0 · read October 28, 2026

MHRead its Mérimée recordThe Culture ministry’s notice PA00087881 on POP↗

Classé is the highest protection: no work may be done on the building without the State’s permission, and the State’s architects watch over it.

Visit

Make it a walk: 3 monuments in about 5 minutes

Dourdan · about 0.1 mi on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1ChâteauStart here
  2. 2Hôtel-Dieu, actuellement centre hospitalierInscrit · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Immeuble, 15 rue Saint-PierreInscrit · next door
Farther afield
Ferme seigneurialeInscrit1.7 miPetite fermeInscrit1.8 mi
Around it

3 more historic monuments within 150 m

C classé · I inscrit. Each opens its own page.

CÉglise Saint-Germain82 mIVieille porte accolée à la façade droite de l'église87 mIHôtel-Dieu, actuellement centre hospitalier146 m
More like it

Other buildings like it nearby among the classé monuments

With a photo, within 25 mi; other towns first.

Château de Sainte-MesmeSainte-Mesme · 2.2 mi away
Fontaine de Sainte-MesmeSainte-Mesme · 2.3 mi away
Château de BandevilleSaint-Cyr-sous-Dourdan · 3.4 mi away
Domaine du Château du MaraisSaint-Maurice-Montcouronne · 5 mi away
Polissoir du Bois de la CharmilleVilleconin · 6.2 mi away
Château de CoursonCourson-Monteloup · 7.7 mi away
Menhir dit Pierrefitte ou Pierre FritteÉtampes · 8.2 mi away
Château de JeurreMorigny-Champigny · 9.1 mi away

Questions about Château

Is Château protected?

Yes. It is classé, the higher of France’s two levels of protection as a historic monument since 1964 (Mérimée record PA00087881).

Can you visit Château?

The list doesn’t say when it is open. Many monuments open on the Journées européennes du patrimoine in September; the town hall or tourist office can tell you more.

When was Château built?

By the list’s record, it dates from the 13th c.

Sources: Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée base on POP (immeubles protégés au titre des monuments historiques), October 2026 · Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata (photos of the monuments, each with its own credit and license) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries). Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

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.