RPR-FRA-010 · FRANCE
Château de Chambord
Plan a visit
Regular public visits — The 2026 calendar gives château opening of 09:00–18:00 through 25 October, then 09:00–17:00 from 26 October to 18 December. Closed 1 January and 25 December; selected low-season Mondays also close. Check the dated calendar and whether extra estate activities are included in your ticket.
Booking: Choose château admission and any separate guided experience through the official operator.
Official source / visitor information
Source review: 2026-10-12.
Royal Hunting Palace / Ceremonial Château
French name: Château de Chambord
Type: Royal Hunting Palace / Ceremonial Château
Dates: construction from 1519
Status: Surviving / national estate
Provenance: François I's monumental royal hunting and representation palace
Geography
Geographic Path: France → Centre-Val de Loire → Loir-et-Cher → Chambord
Local Place: Chambord
Estate / Micro-location: National royal estate / Sologne hunting landscape
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Can You Visit?
Access status: open_regularly
Château open on a regular annual schedule with specified closures; estate park accessible more broadly.
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Visitor Statistics
| Year | Value | Unit | Scope | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1,130,852 | visitors | Domaine national de Chambord total attendance | |
| 2020 | 575,905 | visitors | Domaine national de Chambord total attendance | COVID-19. |
| 2021 | 707,706 | visitors | Domaine national de Chambord total attendance | COVID recovery. |
| 2022 | 1,053,946 | visitors | Domaine national de Chambord total attendance | |
| 2023 | 1,148,509 | visitors | Domaine national de Chambord total attendance | |
| 2024 | 1,186,851 | visitors | Domaine national de Chambord total attendance | 1,008,955 entered the château itself. |
| 2025 | 1,218,055 | visitors | Domaine national de Chambord total attendance | Chambord Live spectators excluded from annual total. |
For the latest access review, see Plan Your Visit above.
Palace Profile & Official Website
Château de Chambord is recorded as Royal Hunting Palace / Ceremonial Château. Location: Chambord. François I's monumental royal hunting and representation palace
Summary from the existing catalogue; the historical description has not been fully re-audited in this release.
Official source / visitor information
Access: The 2026 calendar gives château opening of 09:00–18:00 through 25 October, then 09:00–17:00 from 26 October to 18 December. Closed 1 January and 25 December; selected low-season Mondays also close. Check the dated calendar and whether extra estate activities are included in your ticket.
Sources
Annual Visitor Statistics
| Year | Reported figure | What is counted / notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 779,431 | Domaine total including outdoor activities; not palace-only admissions; Transcribed from the annual report chart. Repeat visits and different activities may be counted. Precision: exact as published. | Source · PDF p. 26 |
| 2012 | 775,744 | Domaine total including outdoor activities; not palace-only admissions; Transcribed from the annual report chart. Repeat visits and different activities may be counted. Precision: exact as published. | Source · PDF p. 26 |
| 2013 | 751,640 | Domaine total including outdoor activities; not palace-only admissions; Transcribed from the annual report chart. Repeat visits and different activities may be counted. Precision: exact as published. | Source · PDF p. 26 |
| 2014 | 769,220 | Domaine total including outdoor activities; not palace-only admissions; Transcribed from the annual report chart. Repeat visits and different activities may be counted. Precision: exact as published. | Source · PDF p. 26 |
| 2015 | 783,350 | Domaine total including outdoor activities; not palace-only admissions; Transcribed from the annual report chart. Repeat visits and different activities may be counted. Precision: exact as published. | Source · PDF p. 26 |
| 2016 | 837,276 | Domaine total including outdoor activities; not palace-only admissions; Transcribed from the annual report chart. Repeat visits and different activities may be counted. Precision: exact as published. | Source · PDF p. 26 |
| 2017 | 1,050,785 | Domaine total including outdoor activities; not palace-only admissions; Transcribed from the annual report chart. Repeat visits and different activities may be counted. Precision: exact as published. | Source · PDF p. 26 |
| 2018 | 1,017,836 | Domaine total including outdoor activities; not palace-only admissions; Transcribed from the annual report chart. Repeat visits and different activities may be counted. Precision: exact as published. | Source · PDF p. 26 |
| 2019 | 1,130,852 | Domaine total including outdoor activities; not palace-only admissions; Transcribed from the annual report chart. Repeat visits and different activities may be counted. Precision: exact as published. | Source · PDF p. 26 |
| 2020 | 575,905 | Domaine total including outdoor activities; not palace-only admissions; Transcribed from the annual report chart. Repeat visits and different activities may be counted. Precision: exact as published. | Source · PDF p. 26 |
| 2021 | 707,706 | Domaine total including outdoor activities; not palace-only admissions; Transcribed from the annual report chart. Repeat visits and different activities may be counted. Precision: exact as published. | Source · PDF p. 26 |
| 2022 | 1,053,946 | Domaine total including outdoor activities; not palace-only admissions; Transcribed from the annual report chart. Repeat visits and different activities may be counted. Precision: exact as published. | Source · PDF p. 26 |
| 2023 | 970,110 | Château entries only; Separate measure; do not add to or substitute for the domain total. Precision: exact as published. | Source · PDF p. 25 |
| 2023 | 1,148,509 | Domaine total including outdoor activities; not palace-only admissions; Transcribed from the annual report chart. Repeat visits and different activities may be counted. Precision: exact as published. | Source · PDF p. 26 |
| 2024 | 1,186,851 | Domaine national de Chambord total attendance; 1,008,955 entered the château itself. Source discrepancy: the 2024 report editorial states 1,186,851, while its key-figures page gives 1,148,851. Retained figure requires reconciliation. Prior catalogue record; not reverified in this release. Precision: exact. | Source |
| 2025 | 1,218,055 | Domaine national de Chambord total attendance; Chambord Live spectators excluded from annual total. Prior catalogue record; not reverified in this release. Precision: exact. | Source |
Historical illustration
Simon Mathurin Lantara · 18th century. Historical view of Chambord from the southwest. This eighteenth-century drawing is not a record of present-day conditions.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1985.104.3; Harry G. Sperling Fund, 1985. Collection record · CC0.