Château d’Annecy
The Château d'Annecy is a restored castle which dominates the old French town of Annecy in the Haute-Savoie département. It was bought by the town, restored and transformed into a museum, le musée-château d'Annecy.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Kemper Boyd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Annecy, France
- Also known as: “Chateau d’Annecy” and “Le Château”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Palais de l’Isle and Observatoire régional des lacs alpins.
Palais de l’Isle
Castle
Photo: Droopy nico, CC BY-SA 1.0.
Palais de l’Isle is a castle, which is situated 130 metres northeast of Château d’Annecy.
Observatoire régional des lacs alpins
Museum
Photo: Chrbenoit, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Observatoire régional des lacs alpins is a museum.
Fontaine de la rue de l’Île
Fountain
Photo: EdouardHue, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fontaine de la rue de l’Île is a fountain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cran-Gevrier and Seynod.
Cran-Gevrier
Suburb
Photo: Aliou23, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cran-Gevrier is a former commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the commune Annecy.
Seynod
Suburb
Photo: Floflo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Seynod is a former commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the commune Annecy. The inhabitants of Seynod are called Seynodiens.
Annecy-le-Vieux
Suburb
Photo: Phoenix74, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Annecy-le-Vieux was a former commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France. On 1 January 2017, it merged into the commune of Annecy. Annecy-le-Vieux is situated 2½ km northeast of Château d’Annecy.
Château d’Annecy
- Categories: museum building, abandoned, barracks, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Annecy, Arrondissement of Annecy, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.89755° or 45° 53′ 51″ northLongitude
6.12619° or 6° 7′ 34″ eastElevation
479 metres (1,572 feet)Inception
12th centuryOpen location code
8FQ8V4XG+2FOpenStreetMap ID
way 24980106OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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In Other Languages
From Arpitan to Western Panjabi—“Château d’Annecy” goes by many names.
- Arpitan: “Châtél d’Èneci”
- Catalan: “castell d’Annecy”
- Catalan: “Castell d’Annecy”
- Chinese: “安錫堡”
- Chinese: “阿訥西城堡”
- Chinese: “阿讷西城堡”
- Dutch: “Château d’Annecy”
- French: “château d’Annecy”
- French: “Château d’Annecy”
- German: “Burg Annecy”
- Italian: “castello di Annecy”
- Italian: “Castello di Annecy”
- Japanese: “アヌシー城”
- Japanese: “アヌシー城博物館”
- Korean: “안시성”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Annecy”
- Russian: “Замок Анси”
- Russian: “Музей культурного наследия”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Annecy”
- Western Panjabi: “شتو انیسی”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Les Balmettes and Le Clos Saint-Michel.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Mémorial 30è Régiment d’Infanterie and Billetterie du Château d’Annecy.
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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 “Château d’Annecy”. Photo: Kemper Boyd, CC BY-SA 3.0.