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Best loire valley castles

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0commentsUpdated on 10/24/2026 at 08:00 PM

Château de Chambord1360

The worldwide ranking generated by 979 votes

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Château de Chambord1360

Château d'Amboise1326

Château de Chenonceau1325

Château de Saumur1278

Château de Talcy1266

Château de Cheverny1261

Château de Sully-sur-Loire1252

Château d'Ussé1250

Château de Chaumont-sur-Loire1249

#10

Château de Chamerolles1246

#11

Château de Montreuil-Bellay1235

#12

Château d'Azay-le-Rideau1229

#13

Château de Challain1225

#14

Château de Montigny-le-Gannelon1218

#15

Château de Fougères-sur-Bièvre1214

#16

Château d'Angers1212

#17

Château de Brissac1196

#18

Château de Goulaine1194

#19

Château de Beauregard1185

#20

Château de Valençay1185

#21

Château de Troussay1180

#22

Château de Blois1180

#23

Château de Châteaudun1174

#24

Château de Villandry1174

#25

Château du Rivau1168

#26

Château de Brézé1168

#27

Château du Rivau1162

#28

Château Gaillard, Amboise1152

#29

Château de Langeais1118

#30

Château de Tours1112

#31

Château du Clos Lucé1110

#32

Royal Fortress of Chinon1104

#33

Château de Montrésor1054

#34

Royal City of Loches1040

What the community says

Château de Chambord leads with an ELO of 1,360, ahead of Château d'Amboise (1,326) and Château de Chenonceau (1,325). Ranked over 979 duels between 34 contenders, last updated October 24, 2026.

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How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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