Richelieu
Richelieu is a village in Richelieu, Arrondissement of Chinon, Centre-Val de Loire and has about 1,640 residents. Richelieu is situated nearby to the hamlet La Ville, as well as near La Lisière.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Église Notre-Dame de Richelieu and Château de Richelieu.
Église Notre-Dame de Richelieu
Church
Photo: Picte, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Notre-Dame de Richelieu is a church.
Château de Richelieu
Park
Photo: Manfred Heyde, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Château de Richelieu was an enormous 17th-century château built by the French clergyman, nobleman, and statesman Cardinal Richelieu in Touraine. It was demolished for building materials in 1805 and almost nothing of it remains today.
Château de la Pataudière
Castle
Photo: Arcyon37, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Château de la Pataudière is a castle, which is situated 3 km north of Richelieu.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ceaux-en-Loudun and Maulay.
Ceaux-en-Loudun
Village
Ceaux-en-Loudun is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. Ceaux-en-Loudun is situated 7 km west of Richelieu.
Maulay
Village
Maulay is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. Maulay is situated 9 km southwest of Richelieu.
Richelieu
- Type: Village with 1,640 residents
- Postal code: 37120
- Category: locality
- Location: Richelieu, Arrondissement of Chinon, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France, Europe
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Latitude
47.01249° or 47° 0′ 45″ northLongitude
0.32406° or 0° 19′ 27″ eastPopulation
1,640Elevation
56 metres (184 feet)United Nations Location Code
FR RIUOpen location code
8FV2286F+XJOpenStreetMap ID
node 26697747OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2983652
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Richelieu” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “里谢利厄”
- French: “Richelieu”
- Latin: “Ricolocus”
- Russian: “Ришелье”
- Russian: “Ришельё”
- Ukrainian: “Ришельє”
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Marché de Richelieu and Place du Marché.
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