La Benêtière

La Benêtière is a hamlet in Pont-Saint-Martin, Arrondissement of Nantes, Pays de la Loire. La Benêtière is situated nearby to the hamlet Le Rocher, as well as near the locality Les Grandes Pieces.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Villeneuve Abbey and Château du Plessis.

Villeneuve Abbey

Hotel

Photo: Louis Boudan, Public domain.

Villeneuve Abbey, dedicated to Our Lady, was a Cistercian monastery at the present-day Les Sorinières, near Nantes in Pays de la Loire, France, founded in 1201 and dissolved in 1790, during the French Revolution.

Château du Plessis

Castle

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Château du Plessis is a castle, which is situated 3 km west of La Benêtière.

Dames de pierre menhirs

Archaeological site

Photo: Selbymay, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Dames de pierre menhirs is an archaeological site, which is situated 3½ km northwest of La Benêtière.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Les Sorinières and La Chevrolière.

Les Sorinières

Village

Photo: Didier POINTEAU, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Les Sorinières is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. It is the location of Villeneuve Abbey, where the tomb of Constance, Duchess of Brittany, her husband Guy of Thouars, and others can be found. Les Sorinières is situated 4 km north of La Benêtière.

La Chevrolière

Village

Photo: Cyril5555, CC BY-SA 3.0.

La Chevrolière is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. La Chevrolière is situated 6 km west of La Benêtière.

Montbert

Village

Photo: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Montbert is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. In 1954 it ceded part of its territory to the new commune of Geneston. Montbert is situated 7 km southeast of La Benêtière.

La Benêtière

Type: Hamlet
Also known as: “La Benetiere” and “La Bénetière”
Category: locality
Location: Pont-Saint-Martin, Arrondissement of Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France, Europe
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Latitude

47.11216° or 47° 6′ 44″ north

Longitude

-1.53458° or 1° 32′ 5″ west

Elevation

14 metres (46 feet)

Open location code

8CVW4F68+V5

OpenStreetMap ID

node 370183529

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

12313164

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In Other Languages

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French: “La Benêtière”

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Localities in the Area

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