Château de Chinon

The Château de Chinon is a château located on the north bank of the river in , central France. It was founded by Theobald I, Count of Blois.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Commanderie de l’Hôpital and Fort Saint-Georges.

Historic building
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is a historic building, which is situated 160 metres southeast of Château de Chinon.

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is situated 210 metres east of Château de Chinon.

Town hall
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is situated 360 metres southeast of Château de Chinon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rivière and La Roche-Clermault.

Village
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is a commune in the department in central . is situated 4 km southeast of Château de Chinon.

Village
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is a commune in the department in central . is situated 4½ km southwest of Château de Chinon.

Village
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is a commune in the department in central . is situated 4½ km southwest of Château de Chinon.

Château de Chinon

Latitude
47.16818° or 47° 10′ 5″ north
Longitude
0.23597° or 0° 14′ 10″ east
Elevation
80 metres (262 feet)
Inception
14th century
Open location code
8FV2569P+79
Open­Street­Map ID
way 131114399
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
8449579
Wiki­data ID
Q912447
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In Other Languages

From Aragonese to Western Panjabi—“Château de Chinon” goes by many names.
  • Aragonese: “Castiello de Chinon”
  • Armenian: “Շինոն դղյակ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Şinon qəsri”
  • Basque: “Chinongo gaztelua”
  • Belarusian: “Замак Шынон”
  • Breton: “Kastell Chinon”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Chinon”
  • Catalan: “Chinon”
  • Chinese: “希依城堡”
  • Chinese: “希农城堡”
  • Czech: “Chinon”
  • Czech: “Zámek Chinon”
  • Dutch: “Chateau de Chinon”
  • Dutch: “Château de Chinon”
  • Dutch: “Kasteel van Chinon”
  • Esperanto: “Kastelo Chinon”
  • Esperanto: “Kastelo de Chinon”
  • French: “chateau de Chinon”
  • French: “Chinon”
  • French: “forteresse royale de Chinon”
  • French: “Forteresse royale de Chinon”
  • German: “Burg Chinon”
  • German: “Chateau de Chinon”
  • German: “Château de Chinon”
  • Greek: “Κάστρο του Σινόν”
  • Hebrew: “טירת שינון”
  • Irish: “Château de Chinon”
  • Italian: “castello di Chinon”
  • Italian: “Castello di Chinon”
  • Japanese: “シノン城”
  • Lithuanian: “Šinono pilis”
  • Narom: “Câtel reyal de Chinon”
  • Polish: “Zamek w Chinon”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Chinon”
  • Romanian: “Castelul Chinon”
  • Russian: “Замок Шинон”
  • Russian: “Шинон”
  • Russian: “Шинонский замок”
  • Serbian: “Dvorac Šinon”
  • Serbian: “Дворац Шинон”
  • Slovak: “Zámok Chinon”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Chinon”
  • Spanish: “Castillo Real de Chinon”
  • Spanish: “Chateau de Chinon”
  • Spanish: “Château de Chinon”
  • Spanish: “Chinon”
  • Spanish: “Fortaleza real de Chinon”
  • Tagalog: “Château de Chinon”
  • Turkish: “Chinon Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Шинон”
  • Welsh: “Castell Chinon”
  • Western Panjabi: “شتو شینن”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as La Ville and Devant le Château.

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