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Château (vestiges)

Grez-sur-Loing, Seine-et-Marne, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé)
Protection
classé MH
Extent of protection
Château (vestiges) : classement par arrêté du 6 juillet 1907
Protection dates
1907/07/06 : classé MH
Type
château
Main period of construction
12e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Grez-sur-Loing
Département
Seine-et-Marne
Region
Île-de-France
Country
France
Coordinates
48.31638, 2.69190
Mérimée reference
PA00087017

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1758 map "7 Fontainebleau, Etampes." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Ancien donjon du début du 12e siècle. Résidence royale aux 13e et 14e siècles, prisée des reines de France. La guerre de Cent ans détruit la majeure partie du château, en 1359 et 1370, dont il ne reste que le donjon.

English translation

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Former keep from the early 12th century. Royal residence in the 13th and 14th centuries, prized by the queens of France. The Hundred Years' War destroys most of the castle, in 1359 and 1370, of which only the keep remains.

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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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