Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle

Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle is a locality in Arrondissement of Orléans, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire. Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle is situated nearby to the locality Les Groues, as well as near the neighborhood Place du Martroi.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cathedral of the Holy Cross of Orléans and Orléans station.

Cathedral of the Holy Cross of Orléans

Church

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Orléans Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in the city of Orléans, France. The cathedral is the seat of the Bishop of Orléans. Built on the ruins of a Roman temple from 1278 to 1329, the cathedral was partially destroyed in 1568 by the Huguenots during the French Wars of Religion and rebuilt in a Gothic style between 1601 and 1829.

Orléans station

Railway station

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Orléans station is a railway station serving the city Orléans, Loiret department, central France. It is situated on the Paris–Bordeaux railway. The Gare d'Orléans is a terminus station, and therefore TGV and most other long-distance trains only serve the nearby Les Aubrais station.

Les Aubrais station

Railway station

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The gare des Aubrais is a main-line railway station located in the town of Fleury-les-Aubrais in Loiret, central France, and serving the greater Orléans district.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Orléans and Fleury-les-Aubrais.

Orléans

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Orleans is the capital of the Centre-Val de Loire region of north-central France, located some 120 km south-west of the French capital, Paris. The city has just above 100,000 citizens, with a total of 400,000 in the metropolitan area.

Fleury-les-Aubrais

Town

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Fleury-les-Aubrais is a commune in the Loiret department, Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is a northern suburb of Orléans. As a part of German-occupied France, its railway station was destroyed in 1944 by the Combined Bomber Offensive. Fleury-les-Aubrais is situated 4 km northeast of Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle.