L’Arcou
L’Arcou is a locality in Chailles, Arrondissement of Blois, Centre-Val de Loire. L’Arcou is situated nearby to the locality Champ des Oiseaux, as well as near the hamlet Bas de Verrière.Places of Interest
Highlights include Château of Blois and Maison Calcat.
Château of Blois
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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. Château of Blois is situated 3 km northeast of L’Arcou.
Blois station
Railway station
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The gare de Blois is a railway station serving the town Blois, Loir-et-Cher department, central France. It is situated on the Paris–Bordeaux railway, between Orléans and Tours. Blois station is situated 3 km north of L’Arcou.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chailles and Blois.
Chailles
Village
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Chailles is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department, in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. Chailles is situated 3 km south of L’Arcou.
Blois
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Blois is a town in the Loir-et-Cher department of Centre-Val de Loire, almost equidistant between Tours and Orléans.
Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt
Village
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Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt, commonly known as Saint-Gervais, is a commune in the French department of Loir-et-Cher, administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire. Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt is situated 3½ km east of L’Arcou.
L’Arcou
- Type: Locality
- Location: Chailles, Arrondissement of Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France, Europe
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Latitude
47.56057° or 47° 33′ 38″ northLongitude
1.31506° or 1° 18′ 54″ eastElevation
65 metres (213 feet)Open location code
8FV3H868+62OpenStreetMap ID
node 10733304163OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
12310368
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In Other Languages
“L’Arcou” goes by many names.
- French: “L’Arcou”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Champ des Oiseaux and Bas de Verrière.
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Highlights include Square des Écoliers de Bas-Rivière and Le Côteau.
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