Château de Saumur
The Château de Saumur, originally built as a castle and later developed as a château, is located in the French town of Saumur, in the Maine-et-Loire département.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours: Tuesday—Sunday 10:00 AM—1:00 PM and 2:00 PM—5:30 PM
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: castle
- Also known as: “Chateau de Saumur” and “Saumur Castle”
- Postal code: 49400
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Saint-Pierre-du-Marais de Saumur and Hôtel de ville de Saumur.
Église Saint-Pierre-du-Marais de Saumur
Church
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Saint-Pierre-du-Marais de Saumur is a church, which is situated 230 metres northwest of Château de Saumur.
Hôtel de ville de Saumur
Town hall
Photo: Tango7174, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hôtel de ville de Saumur is a town hall, which is situated 430 metres northwest of Château de Saumur.
Tour Papegault de Saumur
Tower
Photo: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tour Papegault de Saumur is a tower, which is situated 140 metres north of Château de Saumur.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Villebernier and Souzay-Champigny.
Villebernier
Village
Photo: Touriste, Public domain.
Villebernier is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. It is located on the Northern bank of the Loire river, between Angers and Tours. Villebernier is situated 3 km east of Château de Saumur.
Souzay-Champigny
Village
Photo: Touriste, Public domain.
Souzay-Champigny is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. Souzay-Champigny is situated 5 km southeast of Château de Saumur.
Parnay
Village
Photo: Touriste, Public domain.
Parnay is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. It is known for its 11th-Century church. Parnay is one of the nine communes that is in the AOC Saumur-Champigny and fruit Red Wine made from Cabernet Franc. Parnay is situated 7 km southeast of Château de Saumur.
Château de Saumur
- Categories: château, museum, castle, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Saumur, Arrondissement of Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France, Europe
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Latitude
47.25702° or 47° 15′ 25″ northLongitude
-0.07234° or 0° 4′ 20″ westElevation
79 metres (259 feet)Open location code
8CVX7W4H+R3OpenStreetMap ID
way 152568378OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesGeoNames ID
12196284Wikidata ID
Q1150222
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Château de Saumur” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “شاتو دي سومور”
- Armenian: “Սոմյուրի ամրոց”
- Basque: “Saumurko gaztelua”
- Catalan: “Castell de Saumur”
- Chinese: “索米爾城堡”
- Czech: “Chateau de Saumur”
- Czech: “Château de Saumur”
- Czech: “Saumur”
- Dutch: “Kasteel van Saumur”
- French: “chateau de Saumur”
- French: “château de Saumur”
- French: “Château de Saumur”
- French: “Château-Musée de Saumur”
- German: “Schloss Saumur”
- Greek: “Κάστρο του Σωμύρ”
- Indonesian: “Château de Saumur”
- Irish: “château de Saumur”
- Italian: “castello di Saumur”
- Italian: “Castello di Saumur”
- Japanese: “ソミュール城”
- Korean: “소뮈르성”
- Latin: “Castellum Salmuriense”
- Picard: “Catieu Saumur”
- Polish: “Zamek w Saumur”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Saumur”
- Portuguese: “Château de Saumur”
- Romanian: “Castelul Saumur”
- Russian: “Замок Сомюр”
- Russian: “Сомюр”
- Slovak: “Zámok Saumur”
- Slovenian: “Château de Saumur”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Saumur”
- Ukrainian: “Сомюр”
- Western Panjabi: “شتو شاؤمور”
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