Château Saint-Jean de Nogent-le-Rotrou
Nogent-le-Rotrou
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- Prices
- from €5.00
- Where
- Nogent-le-Rotrou
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Château Saint-Jean de Nogent-le-Rotrou stands in Nogent-le-Rotrou (Eure-et-Loir), 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). Adult admission costs 5 EUR. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.
The Saint-Jean castle stands above Nogent-le-Rotrou on a rocky spur overlooking the Huisne valley, at a crossing point of old roads linking Île-de-France, Normandy and Maine. Its rectangular Romanesque keep, built in the 11th century by the counts of Perche, ranks among the oldest surviving examples of its kind in France. The site took its current name in memory of Rotrou IV, who died before Saint-Jean-d'Acre during the Third Crusade. Visitors today find an enclosure lined with towers, an inner courtyard, a 16th-century well topped with a stone dome, and a wooded park.
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What to know
- The adult admission fee is 5 euros.
- The building is a listed historic monument.
- The visit takes place outdoors on the grounds of a former fortress, with uneven ground around the keep and the moats.
- The site includes the keep, the towers, the enclosure walls, the inner courtyard, the 16th-century well and the wooded park.
- Its elevated position on a rocky spur means an uphill walk to reach the castle.
Practical information
Opening hours
- du 4 avril au 30 juin et du 1er septembre au 2 novembre
- 10h00-12h00, 14h00-18h00
- de juillet à août
- 10h00-18h00
Annual closures : 1 May; 1 November; 24, 25 and 31 December 2026; 1 January 2027
Prices
- Adult
- €5.00
- Child
- €3.00
- Reduced
- €4.00
Free for Free admission on the first Sunday of each month
- Visit duration
- Not verified
- Wheelchair access
- Not verified
- Dogs
- Not verified
- Parking
- Not verified
On site
- Child-friendly
Where this château is
Nogent-le-Rotrou · Eure-et-Loir · Centre-Val de Loire
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Address
1 Pl. Emile Maquaire, 28400 Nogent-le-Rotrou
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- Period of construction
- 17th century
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Sources
Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Mérimée register.
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- Wikidata Q22940848
- Mérimée PA00097173
- Official website
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From the same period — 17e siècle
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