Château of Blois
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.
- Tourist attraction
- …lies at an elevation of around 100 metres (330 feet)
- …is partly wheelchair accessible
- …dates from the 13th century
- Opening hours: 9:00 AM–6:30 PM
- Description: residence in Blois, France
- Also known as“castle of Blois”“Château de Blois”“Château royal de Blois”“Musée Château de Blois”“Royal Castle of Blois”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Musée des Beaux-Arts de Blois and Saint Carilef’s Chapel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt and Chailles.
Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt
Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt, commonly known… Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt is situated 3 km southeast of Château of Blois.
Chailles
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 Château of Blois.
Fossé
Village
Fossé is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France. Fossé is situated 6 km northwest of Château of Blois.
Château of Blois
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Latitude
47.58559° or 47° 35′ 8″ north
Longitude
1.33078° or 1° 19′ 51″ east
Open location code
8FV3H8PJ+68
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Château of Blois” goes by many names.
قلعة بلواArabic
ԲլուաArmenian
Bloisko errege-gazteluaBasque
Bloisko errege-jauregiaBasque
Bloisko gazteluaBasque
Bloisko jauregiaBasque
БлуаBelarusian
Замак БлуаBelarusian
Kastell BleazBreton
Castell de BloisCatalan
布卢瓦城堡Chinese
БлуаChuvash
Блуа (кермен)Chuvash
BloisCzech
Zámek BloisCzech
Château de BloisDanish
Kasteel van BloisDutch
Kastelo de BloisEsperanto
Blois’n linnaFinnish
castelo de BloisGalician
ბლუას ციხესიმაგრეGeorgian
Κάστρο του ΜπλουάGreek
Gidan sarauta na BloisHausa
טירת בלואהHebrew
Blois-i kastélyHungarian
Château de BloisIndonesian
château de BloisIrish
Castello di BloisItalian
ブロワ城Japanese
블루아성Korean
Slottet i BloisNorwegian Bokmål
Château de BloisNorwegian Nynorsk
Castèth de BlesOccitan (post 1500)
شاتو دو بلوآPersian
شاتوی سلطنتی بلوآPersian
Zamek w BloisPolish
Castelul BloisRomanian
БлуаRussian
Блуаский дворец-замокRussian
Замок БлуаRussian
Дворац БлоаSerbian
Zámok BloisSlovak
château de BloisSlovenian
grad BloisSlovenian
Slottet i BloisSwedish
พระราชวังบลัวThai
Blois ŞatosuTurkish
Блуаський замокUkrainian
Lâu đài BloisVietnamese
شتو بلوئسWestern Panjabi
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