Castle of Grignan
The Castle of Grignan is a 12th-century castle built on a rocky outcrop overlooking Grignan in Drôme Provençale, transformed into a fortress in the 13th century by the Adhémar family.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: chateau in Drôme, France
- Also known as: “Chateau de Grignan” and “Château de Grignan”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Collegiate Church Saint-Sauveur of Grignan and Chapelle Saint Vincent (Grignan).
Chapelle Saint Vincent (Grignan)
Church
Photo: Marianne Casamance, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chapelle Saint Vincent (Grignan) is a church, which is situated 440 metres west of Castle of Grignan.
Château de Chamaret
Castle
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Château de Chamaret is a castle, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Castle of Grignan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grillon and Colonzelle.
Grillon
Village
Photo: Dmytr0, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Grillon is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It lies approximately 6 kilometres from the Château and village of Grignan. Grillon is situated 3 km southeast of Castle of Grignan.
Colonzelle
Village
Photo: EmDee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Colonzelle is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France. Colonzelle is situated 3 km south of Castle of Grignan.
Chamaret
Village
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Chamaret is a commune of the Drôme department in southeastern France. Chamaret is situated 3 km southwest of Castle of Grignan.
Castle of Grignan
- Categories: château, castle, building, tourism, historic site, and tourist attraction
- Location: Grignan, Arrondissement of Nyons, Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
44.41876° or 44° 25′ 8″ northLongitude
4.90918° or 4° 54′ 33″ eastElevation
219 metres (719 feet)Inception
16th centuryOpen location code
8FP6CW95+GMOpenStreetMap ID
way 133910375OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumGeoNames ID
7302559Wikidata ID
Q2969357
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In Other Languages
From French to Portuguese—“Castle of Grignan” goes by many names.
- French: “chateau de Grignan”
- French: “château de Grignan”
- French: “Château de Grignan”
- Irish: “château de Grignan”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Grignan”
- Portuguese: “Château de Grignan”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Castle of Grignan”. Photo: Finoskov, CC BY-SA 3.0.