
The Château de Frôlois is a
castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified r ...
converted into a
château
A château (; plural: châteaux) is a manor house or residence of the lord of the manor, or a fine country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally, and still most frequently, in French-speaking regions.
No ...
in the ''
commune'' of
Frôlois
Frôlois () is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.
Population
Sights
* Château de Frôlois: historic monument dating from 13th century.
See also
*Communes of the Côte-d'Or department
The following is a list of ...
in the
Côte-d'Or
Côte-d'Or (; literally, "Golden Slope") is a département in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of Northeastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 534,124.[département
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. Ninety- ...]
'' of France.
The original castle was constructed in the 13th century; alterations were made in the 14th and 18th centuries.
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It has been listed since 1977 as a '' monument historique'' by the ]French Ministry of Culture
The Ministry of Culture (french: Ministère de la Culture) is the ministry of the Government of France in charge of national museums and the . Its goal is to maintain the French identity through the promotion and protection of the arts (visual ...
. Particularly noted by the Ministry are the façades and roofs, the so-called Antoine de Vergy room and its decoration, the supporting walls and the curtain wall.[
The château is privately owned][ and has been in the same family for seven centuries. It is open to visitors between April and November.Château de Frôlois]
at official French tourism site
See also
*List of castles in France
This is a list of castles in France, arranged by Region and Department.
;Notes:
# The French word ''château'' has a wider meaning than the English ''castle'': it includes architectural entities that are properly called palaces, mansions or viney ...
References
External links
*
Castles in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Monuments historiques of Côte-d'Or
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