Château of Blois

The Royal Château of Blois is a château located in the city center of , , in the , 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 the previous year.
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  • Opening hours: 9:00 AM–6:30 PM
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: residence in Blois, France
  • Also known as: “Bloisko errege-gaztelua”, “Bloisko errege-jauregia”, “Bloisko jauregia”, “castle of Blois”, “Chateau de Blois”, “Château de Blois”, “Chateau royal de Blois”, “château royal de Blois”, “Château royal de Blois”, “Musee Chateau de Blois”, “Musée Château de Blois”, and “Royal Castle of Blois”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Musée des Beaux-Arts de Blois and Saint Carilef’s Chapel.

Museum
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is a museum.

Church
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is a church.

Historic house
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is a historic house.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt and Chailles.

Village
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, commonly known… is situated 3 km southeast of Château of Blois.

Village
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is a commune in the department, in the region of , France. is situated 6 km south of Château of Blois.

Village
is a commune in the department of central . is situated 6 km northwest of Château of Blois.

Château of Blois

Latitude
47.58559° or 47° 35′ 8″ north
Longitude
1.33078° or 1° 19′ 51″ east
Elevation
100 metres (328 feet)
Established
13th century
Wheelchair access
limited
Open location code
8FV3H8PJ+68
Open­Street­Map ID
way 766747652
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
12166081
Wiki­data ID
Q4055
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Château of Blois” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة بلوا”
  • Armenian: “Բլուա”
  • Basque: “Bloisko gaztelua”
  • Belarusian: “Блуа”
  • Belarusian: “Замак Блуа”
  • Breton: “Kastell Bleaz”
  • Catalan: “castell de Blois”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Blois”
  • Chinese: “布卢瓦城堡”
  • Chuvash: “Блуа (кермен)”
  • Chuvash: “Блуа”
  • Czech: “Blois”
  • Czech: “Zámek Blois”
  • Danish: “Château de Blois”
  • Dutch: “Kasteel van Blois”
  • Esperanto: “Kastelo de Blois”
  • Finnish: “Blois’n linna”
  • French: “château de Blois”
  • French: “Château de Blois”
  • French: “Château Royal de Blois”
  • Galician: “castelo de Blois”
  • Georgian: “ბლუას ციხესიმაგრე”
  • German: “Schloss Blois”
  • Greek: “Κάστρο του Μπλουά”
  • Hausa: “Gidan sarauta na Blois”
  • Hebrew: “טירת בלואה”
  • Hungarian: “Blois-i kastély”
  • Indonesian: “Château de Blois”
  • Irish: “château de Blois”
  • Italian: “Castello di Blois”
  • Japanese: “ブロワ城”
  • Korean: “블루아성”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Slottet i Blois”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Château de Blois”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Castèth de Bles”
  • Persian: “شاتو دو بلوآ”
  • Persian: “شاتوی سلطنتی بلوآ”
  • Polish: “Zamek w Blois”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Blois”
  • Romanian: “Castelul Blois”
  • Russian: “Блуа”
  • Russian: “Блуаский дворец-замок”
  • Russian: “Замок Блуа”
  • Serbian: “Дворац Блоа”
  • Slovak: “Zámok Blois”
  • Slovenian: “grad Blois”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Blois”
  • Swedish: “Slottet i Blois”
  • Thai: “พระราชวังบลัว”
  • Turkish: “Blois Şatosu”
  • Ukrainian: “Блуаський замок”
  • Vietnamese: “Lâu đài Blois”
  • Western Panjabi: “شتو بلوئس”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Résidence des Carmélites and Les Granges.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: So irresistible! and Château (Blois).

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