Château de Magny-en-Bessin

The Château de Magny-en-Bessin is a classical-style French château located in the commune of Magny-en-Bessin, in the Calvados department. The estate belonged at the end of the 17th century to a prominent figure, Nicolas-Joseph Foucault, and gradually expanded to cover three-quarters of the current commune by the end of the century.

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Type: Castle
Description: building in Calvados, Magny-en-Bessin
Also known as: “Chateau de Magny-en-Bessin”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Town hall of Magny-en-Bessin and Église Saint-Malo de Magny-en-Bessin.

Town hall of Magny-en-Bessin

Town hall

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Town hall of Magny-en-Bessin is situated 210 metres southeast of Château de Magny-en-Bessin.

Église Saint-Malo de Magny-en-Bessin

Church

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Église Saint-Malo de Magny-en-Bessin is a church, which is situated 230 metres south of Château de Magny-en-Bessin.

Église Saint-Sulpice de Saint-Vigor-le-Grand

Church

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Église Saint-Sulpice de Saint-Vigor-le-Grand is a church, which is situated 1½ km south of Château de Magny-en-Bessin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sommervieu and Vaux-sur-Aure.

Sommervieu

Village

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Sommervieu is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Vaux-sur-Aure

Village

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Vaux-sur-Aure is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Vaux-sur-Aure is situated 2½ km west of Château de Magny-en-Bessin.