Indre-et-Loire
Arrondissement of Loches
Loches

Château de Loches

The Château de Loches is a castle located in the département of in the in France; it was constructed in the 9th century. Built some 500 metres away from the river , the huge castle, famous mostly for its massive square keep, dominates the town of .
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: castle
  • Also known as: “Chateau de Loches”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Collégiale Saint-Ours de Loches and Hôtel de Ville de Loches et Porte Picoys.

Church
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church, which is situated 280 metres northeast of Château de Loches.

Town hall
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is a town hall, which is situated 390 metres north of Château de Loches.

Building
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is a building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Loches and Perrusson.

Photo: Daniel Jolivet, CC BY 2.0.
is a commune in the department of , , . It is situated 42 kilometres southeast of by road, on the left bank of the river .

Village
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is a commune in the department in central . is situated 3 km southeast of Château de Loches.

Village
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is a commune in the department in central . is situated 5 km southeast of Château de Loches.

Château de Loches

Latitude
47.12464° or 47° 7′ 29″ north
Longitude
0.99673° or 0° 59′ 48″ east
Elevation
103 metres (338 feet)
Open location code
8FV24XFW+VM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4142980697
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
12128408
Wiki­data ID
Q1061061
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Panjabi—“Château de Loches” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Լոշ դղյակ”
  • Basque: “Lochesko jauregia”
  • Breton: “Kastell Loches”
  • Bulgarian: “Шато дьо Лош”
  • Chinese: “洛什城堡”
  • Czech: “Zámek Loches”
  • Dutch: “Chateau de Loches”
  • Dutch: “Château de Loches”
  • Dutch: “Kasteel van Loches”
  • French: “château de Loches”
  • French: “Château de Loches”
  • German: “Schloss Loches”
  • Greek: “Κάστρο του Λος”
  • Italian: “castello di Loches”
  • Italian: “Castello di Loches”
  • Japanese: “ロシュ城”
  • Korean: “로슈성”
  • Latin: “Castellum Lochiarum”
  • Narom: “Câtel de Loches”
  • Polish: “Zamek w Loches”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Loches”
  • Portuguese: “Château de Loches”
  • Portuguese: “Colegiada de Saint-Ours”
  • Russian: “Замок Лош”
  • Russian: “Лош”
  • Slovak: “Zámok Loches”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Loches”
  • Spanish: “Chateau de Loches”
  • Spanish: “Château de Loches”
  • Swedish: “Slottet i Loches”
  • Ukrainian: “Замок Лош”
  • Western Panjabi: “شتو لوشیس”

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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 de Loches”. Photo: Christophe.Finot, CC BY-SA 2.5.