Vitré
Vitré is a town in the département of Ille-et-Vilaine, in the region of Brittany, France. Vitré lies on the edge of Brittany, near Normandy Maine and Anjou.Places of Interest
Highlights include Château de Vitré and Vitré station.
Château de Vitré
Castle
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The Château de Vitré is a medieval castle in the town of Vitré, in the Ille-et-Vilaine département of France. The first castle in Vitré was built of wood on a feudal motte around the year 1000 on the Sainte-Croix hill.
Vitré station
Railway station
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Vitré station is a railway station serving the town Vitré, Ille-et-Vilaine department, western France. It is situated on the Paris–Brest railway. The station is listed as "historical monument" since 1975.
Hôtel de Sévigné
Historic building
Photo: Pacoviande, Public domain.
Hôtel de Sévigné is a historic building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pocé-les-Bois and Montreuil-sous-Pérouse.
Pocé-les-Bois
Village
Pocé-les-Bois is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Montreuil-sous-Pérouse
Village
Photo: Pacoviande, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Montreuil-sous-Pérouse is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. Montreuil-sous-Pérouse is situated 3½ km northwest of Vitré.
Vitré
- Type: Locality with 17,900 residents
- Also known as: “35360” and “Vitre”
- Location: Arrondissement of Fougères-Vitré, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.1233° or 48° 7′ 24″ northLongitude
-1.2094° or 1° 12′ 34″ westPopulation
17,900Elevation
97 metres (318 feet)Open location code
8CWW4QFR+86GeoNames ID
6454050
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Vitré” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “فيتري”
- Breton: “Gwitreg”
- Chinese: “维特雷”
- French: “Vitré”
- Greek: “Βιτρέ”
- Japanese: “ヴィトレ”
- Kazakh: “Витре”
- Latin: “Vitreium”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Gwitreg”
- Russian: “Витре”
- Ukrainian: “Вітре”
- Welsh: “Gwitreg”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bridole Tower and Prisoners Tower.
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