Les Charmettes
Les Charmettes is writer's house museum in a hamlet near the town of Chambéry in the Savoie region of France. It is famed as a favourite retreat of the philosophe Jean-Jacques Rousseau.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Chris Bertram, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Opening hours: Tuesday—Sunday 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: house
- Also known as: “Charmettes” and “Musée des Charmettes”
- Address: 890
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Château de Longeray and Domaine de Vidonne.
Château de Longeray
Castle
Photo: Lev. Anthony, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Château de Longeray is a castle, which is situated 1 km east of Les Charmettes.
Domaine de Vidonne
Castle
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Domaine de Vidonne is a castle, which is situated 1 km north of Les Charmettes.
Château des ducs de Savoie
Photo: Patrick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Château des Ducs de Savoie, also known as Château de Chambéry, is a fortified castle dating from the 11th century, located in the French commune of Chambéry in the Savoie department of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Château des ducs de Savoie is situated 1½ km northwest of Les Charmettes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Alban-Leysse and Bissy.
Saint-Alban-Leysse
Village
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Saint-Alban-Leysse is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is part of the urban area of Chambéry. Saint-Alban-Leysse is situated 3½ km northeast of Les Charmettes.
Bissy
Suburb
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Bissy is a suburb, which is situated 4½ km northwest of Les Charmettes.
Chambéry-le-Vieux
Village
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Chambéry-le-Vieux is a village, which is situated 5 km northwest of Les Charmettes.
Les Charmettes
- Categories: house, building, tourism, historic site, historic building, and tourist attraction
- Location: Chambéry, Arrondissement of Chambéry, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.55316° or 45° 33′ 11″ northLongitude
5.92962° or 5° 55′ 47″ eastElevation
404 metres (1,325 feet)Open location code
8FQ7HW3H+7ROpenStreetMap ID
way 101956960OpenStreetMap feature
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historic=buildingOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Italian—“Les Charmettes” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “夏尔梅特”
- Dutch: “Les Charmettes”
- French: “Les Charmettes”
- Italian: “Les Charmettes”
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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 “Les Charmettes”. Photo: Chris Bertram, CC BY-SA 2.0.