page_title: Château
hierarchical_section_title: Château
caption_attribution_description: English: Aerial view of the Palace of Versailles, France Français&#160;: Vue aérienne du château de Versailles en France
context_page_description: A château is a manor house or residence of the lord of the manor, or a country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally, and still most frequently, in French-speaking regions.
context_section_description: A château ([ʃɑto]; plural: châteaux) is a manor house or residence of the lord of the manor, or a country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally, and still most frequently, in French-speaking regions.
caption: Château de Versailles
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