Château de Maintenon

Maintenon, France

The Château de Maintenon is a château, developed from the original castle, situated in the commune of Maintenon in the Eure-et-Loir département of France. It is best known as being the private residence of the second spouse of Louis XIV, Madame de Maintenon. The castle has been classified as a Monument historique since 1944 by the French Ministry of Culture.