Château de Mursay
The Château de Mursay is a ruined 16th-century castle in the commune of Échiré, 10 km north of Niort in the Deux-Sèvres département of France. The Château de Mursay was the residence of Agrippa d'Aubigné, grandfather of Madame de Maintenon.- Type: Castle
- Description: ruined 16th-century castle in the Deux-Sèvres département of France
- Also known as: “Chateau de Mursay”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Sainte-Madeleine de Sciecq and Château d’Oriou.
Église Sainte-Madeleine de Sciecq
Church
Photo: Symac, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Sainte-Madeleine de Sciecq is a church, which is situated 360 metres south of Château de Mursay.
Château d’Oriou
Building
Photo: Vara, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Château d’Oriou is a building, which is situated 1½ km north of Château de Mursay.
Église Saint-Mathias de Saint-Maxire
Church
Photo: Symac, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Mathias de Saint-Maxire is a church, which is situated 2½ km north of Château de Mursay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Niort and Benet.
Niort
Photo: Jfpnt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Niort is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department, western France. It is the prefecture of Deux-Sèvres. The population of Niort is 58,707 and more than 177,000 people live in the urban area.
Benet
Village
Photo: Xfigpower, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Benet is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. The former communes of Lesson, Sainte-Christine and Aziré were joined to the commune of Benet in 1973. Benet is situated 10 km west of Château de Mursay.
Château de Mursay
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Échiré, Arrondissement of Niort, Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
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Latitude
46.37675° or 46° 22′ 36″ northLongitude
-0.47014° or 0° 28′ 13″ westElevation
22 metres (72 feet)Open location code
8CRX9GGH+PWOpenStreetMap ID
way 93079596OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleGeoNames ID
12167088Wikidata ID
Q2970093
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Château de Mursay” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Château de Mursay”
- French: “chateau de Mursay”
- French: “château de Mursay”
- French: “Château de Mursay”
- French: “Mursay”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Mursay”
- Portuguese: “Château de Mursay”
- Turkish: “Mursay Kalesi”
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