Blois Cathedral
Blois Cathedral, or the Cathedral of St. Louis of Blois, is a Late Gothic Catholic cathedral in Blois, France. It has been a monument historique since 1906. It is the seat of the Diocese of Blois, established in 1697.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours:
Monday: 10:00 AM—7:00 PM
Tuesday and Thursday—Friday: 9:00 AM—7:00 PM
Wednesday and Saturday: 9:00 AM—6:00 PM - Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: cathedral located in Loir-et-Cher, in France
- Also known as: “Cathedrale Saint-Louis”, “Cathédrale Saint-Louis”, and “St-Louis Cathedral”
- Address: 7 bis, Blois, 41000
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hôtel de Ville, Blois and Maison de Denis Papin à Blois.
Hôtel de Ville, Blois
Town hall
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The Hôtel de Ville is a municipal building in Blois, Loir-et-Cher in central France, standing on Place Saint-Louis. It was designated a monument historique by the French government in 1930.
Maison de Denis Papin à Blois
Historic house
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Maison de Denis Papin à Blois is a historic house.
Château of Blois
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The Royal Château of Blois is a château located in the city center of Blois, Loir-et-Cher, in the Loire Valley, France. In addition to having been the residence of the Counts of Blois and some French kings, Joan of Arc also went there by 1429 to be blessed by the Archbishop of Reims before departing with her army to drive out the English, who conquered Orléans the previous year. Château of Blois is situated 530 metres southwest of Blois Cathedral.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt and Chailles.
Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt
Village
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Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt, commonly known as Saint-Gervais, is a commune in the French department of Loir-et-Cher, administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire. Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt is situated 3 km southeast of Blois Cathedral.
Chailles
Village
Photo: Havang(nl), CC0.
Chailles is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department, in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. Chailles is situated 6 km south of Blois Cathedral.
Fossé
Village
Fossé is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France. Fossé is situated 6 km northwest of Blois Cathedral.
Blois Cathedral
- Categories: Catholic cathedral, cathedral, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Blois, Arrondissement of Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France, Europe
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Latitude
47.58848° or 47° 35′ 19″ northLongitude
1.33645° or 1° 20′ 11″ eastElevation
97 metres (318 feet)Open location code
8FV3H8QP+9HOpenStreetMap ID
way 36689922OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=cathedralOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedGeoNames ID
12165725Wikidata ID
Q1102200
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Thai—“Blois Cathedral” goes by many names.
- Basque: “San Luis katedrala (Blois)”
- Basque: “San Luis katedrala”
- Breton: “Iliz-Veur Sant-Loeiz”
- Bulgarian: “Свети Луи”
- Chinese: “圣路易主教座堂”
- Chinese: “布卢瓦圣路易主教座堂”
- Chinese: “布盧瓦聖路易主教座堂”
- Czech: “Katedrála svatého Ludvíka”
- Czech: “Katedrála v Blois”
- Dutch: “Blois Cathedral”
- Dutch: “Kathedraal van Blois”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه بلوا”
- French: “cathédrale de Blois”
- French: “cathédrale Saint-Louis de Blois”
- French: “Cathédrale Saint-Louis de Blois”
- German: “Kathedrale Saint-Louis”
- German: “Sankt-Louis Dom”
- Indonesian: “Katedral Blois”
- Italian: “cattedrale di Blois”
- Italian: “Cattedrale di Blois”
- Japanese: “ブロワ大聖堂”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Catedrala de Bles”
- Polish: “Katedra w Blois”
- Russian: “Собор Святого Людовика”
- Russian: “Собор Сен-Луи”
- Slovak: “Katedrála svätého Ľudovíta”
- Spanish: “catedral de Blois”
- Spanish: “Catedral de San Luis de Blois”
- Spanish: “Catedral de San Luis”
- Thai: “มหาวิหารบลัว”
- Thai: “อาสนวิหารบลัว”
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