Indre-et-Loire
Arrondissement of Loches
Chenonceaux

Château de Chenonceau

The Château de Chenonceau is a French château spanning the river , near the small village of , , . It is one of the best-known châteaux of the Loire Valley.
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  • Opening hours: 9:00 AM—7:00 PM
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: castle spanning the River Cher in the Loire Valley, France
  • Also known as: “Chateau de Chenonceau” and “Chenonceaux”
  • Address: Château de Chenonceau
  • Roof shape: gabled
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gare de Chenonceaux and Maison de Garde-barrière.

Railway station
Photo: Pymouss44, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a railway station, which is situated 740 metres northwest of Château de Chenonceau.

Historic building
Photo: Meria Geoian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a historic building, which is situated 730 metres northwest of Château de Chenonceau.

Historic building
Photo: Pucesurvitaminee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a historic building, which is situated 800 metres north of Château de Chenonceau.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include La Croix-en-Touraine and Dierre.

Village
Photo: VIGNERON, CC BY 3.0.
is a commune in the department in central . is situated 6 km west of Château de Chenonceau.

Village
is a commune in the department in central . is situated 9 km west of Château de Chenonceau.

Château de Chenonceau

Latitude
47.32463° or 47° 19′ 29″ north
Longitude
1.07042° or 1° 4′ 14″ east
Elevation
55 metres (180 feet)
Inception
15th century
Levels
2
Open location code
8FV383FC+V5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 694211490
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­castel
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­gabled
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
7303249
Wiki­data ID
Q193215
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Château de Chenonceau” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قصر شينونسو”
  • Armenian: “ամրոց Շենոնսո”
  • Armenian: “Շենոնսո դղյակ”
  • Armenian: “Շենոնսո”
  • Azerbaijani: “Şenonso qəsri”
  • Basque: “Chenonceau jauregia”
  • Belarusian: “Замак Шэнансо”
  • Breton: “Kastell Chenonceau”
  • Bulgarian: “Шенонсо (замък)”
  • Bulgarian: “Шенонсо”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Chenonceau”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Chenonceaux”
  • Catalan: “Chenonceau”
  • Chechen: “Шенонсо”
  • Chinese: “舍农索”
  • Chinese: “舍农索城堡”
  • Chinese: “舍農索城堡”
  • Chinese: “雪儂梭城堡”
  • Croatian: “Chenonceaux”
  • Croatian: “Dvorac Chenonceaux”
  • Czech: “Château de Chenonceau”
  • Czech: “Chenonceau”
  • Czech: “Zámek Chenonceau”
  • Danish: “Château de Chenonceau”
  • Dutch: “Chateau de Chenonceau”
  • Dutch: “Château de Chenonceau”
  • Dutch: “Chenonceau”
  • Dutch: “Kasteel van Chenonceau”
  • Dutch: “Kasteel van Chenonceaux”
  • Esperanto: “Chenonceau”
  • Finnish: “Chenonceaun linna”
  • French: “chateau de Chenonceau”
  • French: “château de Chenonceau”
  • French: “Château de Chenonceau”
  • French: “château de Chenonceaux”
  • French: “Chenonceau”
  • Galician: “Castelo de Chenonceau”
  • Georgian: “შატო შენონსო”
  • German: “Schloss Chenonceau”
  • German: “Schloss Chenonceaux”
  • Greek: “Κάστρο του Σενονσώ”
  • Greek: “Σενονσώ”
  • Hebrew: “ארמון שנונסו”
  • Hebrew: “טירת שנונסו”
  • Hungarian: “Chenonceau”
  • Indonesian: “Château de Chenonceau”
  • Irish: “château de Chenonceau”
  • Italian: “castello di Chenonceau”
  • Italian: “Castello di Chenonceau”
  • Japanese: “シュノンソー城”
  • Korean: “슈농소성”
  • Lithuanian: “Šenonso pilis”
  • Malay: “Chateau de Chenonceau”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Chenonceau”
  • Norwegian: “Château de Chenonceau”
  • Polish: “Zamek Chenonceau”
  • Polish: “Zamek w Chenonceau”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Chenonceau”
  • Portuguese: “Château Chenonceau”
  • Portuguese: “Château de Chenonceau”
  • Portuguese: “Chenonceau”
  • Romanian: “Castelul Chenonceau”
  • Romanian: “Château de Chenonceau”
  • Russian: “Замок Шенонсо”
  • Scots: “Château de Chenonceau”
  • Serbian: “Château de Chenonceau”
  • Serbian: “Dvorac Šenonso”
  • Serbian: “Дворац Шенансо”
  • Serbian: “Дворац Шенонсо”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Château de Chenonceau”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Chateau de Chenonceaux”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Dvorac Chenonceau”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Dvorac Šenanso”
  • Slovak: “Chenonceau”
  • Slovak: “Zámok Chenonceau”
  • Slovenian: “Chateau de Chenonceau”
  • Slovenian: “Château de Chenonceau”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Chenonceau”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Chenonceaux”
  • Spanish: “Chateau de Chenonceau”
  • Spanish: “Château de Chenonceau”
  • Swedish: “Slottet i Chenonceau”
  • Swedish: “Slottet i Chenonceaux”
  • Thai: “Château de Chenonceau”
  • Thai: “Chenonceau”
  • Thai: “ชนองโซ”
  • Thai: “เชนองโซ”
  • Thai: “ปราสาทเชอนงโซ”
  • Thai: “วังชนองโซ”
  • Thai: “วังเชนองโซ”
  • Thai: “วังเชอนงโซ”
  • Turkish: “Chenonceau Şatosu”
  • Ukrainian: “Замок Шенонсо”
  • Uzbek: “Château de Chenonceau”
  • Vietnamese: “Lâu đài Chenonceau”
  • Western Panjabi: “شتو شنونسو”

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