RPR-FRA-035 · FRANCE

Château de Chenonceau

Plan a visit

Regular public visits — The château and gardens welcome visitors daily throughout the year on a seasonal timetable. Choose the admission product and visitor-guide or audio-guide option appropriate to your visit, and check the dated opening calendar before travelling.

Booking: Use the official ticket service and check the conditions of the selected visit.

Official source / visitor information

Source review: 2026-10-12.

Crown / Queenly Residence

French name: Château de Chenonceau

Type: Crown / Queenly Residence

Dates: 16th century

Status: Surviving / private monument

Provenance: Crown residence associated with Henri II, Diane de Poitiers, Catherine de Médicis and Louise de Lorraine

Geography

Geographic Path: France → Centre-Val de Loire → Indre-et-Loire → Chenonceaux

Local Place: Chenonceaux

Estate / Micro-location: Château spanning the Cher

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Rulers, Residents & Use by Reign

Period	Ruler	Relationship	Notes	Confidence
1547–1559	Henry II	royal residence / patron	Henri II continued major Renaissance palace projects.	High

Useful Links

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Can You Visit?

Access status: open_regularly

Château and gardens welcome visitors daily throughout the year.

Official visitor information →

Visitor Statistics

No reliable annual figures have been entered yet.

For the latest access review, see Plan Your Visit above.

Palace Profile & Official Website

Château de Chenonceau is recorded as Crown / Queenly Residence. Location: Chenonceaux. Crown residence associated with Henri II, Diane de Poitiers, Catherine de Médicis and Louise de Lorraine

Summary from the existing catalogue; the historical description has not been fully re-audited in this release.