Château des ducs de Bretagne

castle of the Dukes of Brittany, Nantes, France
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Summary

Château des ducs de Bretagne is a castle[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,555 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Field of work: exhibition[3], museum exhibition[4]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Nantes[5]
  • Country: France[6]
  • Instance of: château[7]
  • Commissioned by: Guy of Thouars[8]
  • Owned by: Francis II[9], municipality of Nantes[10]
  • Commons category: Château des ducs de Bretagne (Nantes)[11]
  • Occupant: Nantes History Museum[12]
  • Inception: 1207[13]
  • Official website: http://www.chateaunantes.fr[14]
  • Commons gallery: Château des Ducs de Bretagne[15]
  • Visitors per year: 167,867[16], 238,454[17], 270,242[18], 24,238[19], 173,046[20], 188,679[21], 231,724[22], 52,406[23], 68,420[24], 284,631[25], 265,464[26], 161,318[27], 180,072[28], 167,607[29]
  • Phone number: +33-2-51-17-49-48[30]
  • Heritage designation: classified historical monument[31]
  • Commons Institution page: Musée du château des ducs de Bretagne[32]
  • Activity policy in this place: drinking ban[33], smoking ban[34]
  • Social media followers: 10,054[35], 9519[36], 10,643[37], 11,048[38]

Why It Matters

Château des ducs de Bretagne has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . Base Mérimée. wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . Base Mérimée. wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Base Mérimée. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . chateaunantes.fr. chateaunantes.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Fréquentation des Musées de France. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Fréquentation des Musées de France. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Fréquentation des Musées de France. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Fréquentation des Musées de France. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Fréquentation des Musées de France. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Fréquentation des Musées de France. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Fréquentation des Musées de France. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Fréquentation des Musées de France. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Fréquentation des Musées de France. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Fréquentation des Musées de France. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Fréquentation des Musées de France. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Fréquentation des Musées de France. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Fréquentation des Musées de France. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . Fréquentation des Musées de France. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . Muséofile. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . Base Mérimée. wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . chateaunantes.fr. Retrieved . chateaunantes.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . chateaunantes.fr. Retrieved . chateaunantes.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Richard Nevell · 2026-10-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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