Castles · Europe
How many countries to beat France's castles?
France has 15,919 mapped castles, ruins and châteaux. Spain, Italy, Germany and Belgium fall 55 short; Luxembourg's 71 finish the job.
Credits and sources
- Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), places tagged historic=castle, counted with Geofabrik taginfo, data until 31 Oct 2026. Mapped places, not an official register.
- Map shapes: Natural Earth (public domain). City lights: GeoNames.org, CC BY 4.0
- Music: "Funkorama" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), CC BY 4.0
- Sound effects: Pixabay Content License
