# Château de Richelieu

Richelieu, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire

Château de Richelieu stands in Richelieu (Indre-et-Loire), in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. The building is listed as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 17th century). Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Of the lavish château built by Cardinal Richelieu in the 17th century, only scattered fragments remain, though each carries its share of history: an entrance forecourt, a freestanding pavilion known as the Dôme, moats, and two further pavilions set within the gardens. Most of the building was torn down in the 19th century, sold off stone by stone by a property dealer. A visit here means tracing the outline of a vanished residence rather than touring an intact château, set within the planned town the cardinal had built alongside it. The gap between the original ambition and what survives today is precisely what makes the site worth seeing.

**Practical details not verified yet.** We know this château and where it is, but we have not yet checked its opening hours or prices at the source. We would rather tell you than display something we are unsure of.

## Where this château is

- 37120 Richelieu
- 47.0075, 0.326056
- Heritage status : Listed historic monument (classé)
- Period of construction : 17e siècle

## Sources

- Wikidata : https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2728816
- Mérimée record : https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/merimee/PA00097945

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