Valette

Valette is a hamlet in Saillat-sur-Vienne, Arrondissement of Rochechouart, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Valette is situated nearby to the hamlet Le Bouchet, as well as near Fontceverranne.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Château de Rochechouart and Cassinomagus.

Château de Rochechouart

Castle

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Château de Rochechouart is a thirteenth-century French castle, located at the top of the confluence of the Grêne and Vayres rivers in the commune of Rochechouart within the département of Haute-Vienne. Château de Rochechouart is situated 3½ km east of Valette.

Cassinomagus

Archaeological site

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Cassinomagus is an archaeological site, which is situated 4 km north of Valette.

Musée départemental de Rochechouart

Museum

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Musée départemental de Rochechouart is a museum, which is situated 3½ km east of Valette.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rochechouart and Videix.

Rochechouart

Town

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Rochechouart is a commune in the department of Haute-Vienne, region of New Aquitaine, west central France. It is a subprefecture of the department. The name of the town comes from Latin roca cavardi, which roughly translates as the rock of Cavardus, the lord who had the fortified place built at the beginning of the 11th century. Rochechouart is situated 3½ km east of Valette.

Videix

Village

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Videix is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in south west France. The village of St. Gervais is part of the commune of Videix and a bar, known as Gibson Bar, is situated on the main through road in St. Videix is situated 4 km southwest of Valette.