# Château de Domfront

Domfront en Poiraie, Orne, Normandie

Château de Domfront stands in Domfront en Poiraie (Orne), in the Normandie region of France. The building is listed as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 11th century, 12th century, 14th century). Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

In Domfront en Poiraie, the castle ruins still stand on the rocky spur that made the site strategically valuable from the 11th century onward. The rectangular keep, among the largest in Normandy, was rebuilt around 1120, while the ramparts and casemates date largely from works ordered by Robert II of Artois at the end of the 13th century. The site's appeal lies in its Plantagenet history: Eleanor of Aquitaine stayed here often after receiving the fortress as part of her dower, and her daughter Eleanor of Castile was born here in 1161. The remains of towers, postern gates and moats can be freely explored in the open air, above the town.

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## Where this château is

- 12 Pl. de la Roirie, 61700 Domfront en Poiraie
- +33 2 33 30 60 60
- 48.59416667, -0.6525
- Heritage status : Listed historic monument (classé)
- Period of construction : 11e siècle, 12e siècle, 14e siècle

## Sources

- Wikidata : https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2969140
- Mérimée record : https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/merimee/PA00110791

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