Châteaugiron Castle in Brittany by EuroTourData

Châteaugiron Castle is the restored urban castle, built around 1070 on the site of a motte-and-bailey castle which was built for the knight Anquetil. The castle was rebuilt and given a modern shape around 1465. Many fortifications are well preserved in the castle, including keep with a height of 38 meters and fortified towers. The castle contains the Museum of french sculptors Gourdel brothers.

Source

The article Histoire de Châteaugiron of Châteaugiron Commune website.

Southwestern view of Châteaugiron Castle in Brittany — Image info

© Creative Commons: Le Château de la rue de Rennes ©Ville de Châteaugiron, author **Chateaugiron**. License: CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped from original.

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Tourist Audience	Cultural heritage tourism
French name	Château de Châteaugiron
Type	Urban castle
Built	1070
Rebuilt	1465
Condition	Largely restored
Contains	Gourdel Brothers Museum
Public access	Guided tours
Entrance fee	€ 9.50
Owner	Commune of Châteaugiron
Street address	Boulevard du Château
Postal code	35410
Commune	Châteaugiron
Region	Brittany
Country	France
Latitude	48.04885
Longitude	-1.50322
GeoNames ID	12524194
Plus code	8CWW2FXW+GP

Châteaugiron Castle tabular info

Tourist Audience

Cultural heritage tourism

French name

Château de Châteaugiron

Type

Urban castle

Built

1070

Rebuilt

1465

Condition

Largely restored

Contains

Gourdel Brothers Museum

Public access

Guided tours

Entrance fee

€ 9.50

Owner

Commune of Châteaugiron

Street address

Boulevard du Château

Postal code

35410

Commune

Châteaugiron

Region

Brittany

Country

France

Latitude

48.04885

Longitude

-1.50322

GeoNames ID

12524194

Plus code

8CWW2FXW+GP

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