Château d’Essalois
The Château d'Essalois is a restored castle in the commune of Chambles in the Loire département of France, overlooking a dammed portion of the river Loire, Lake Grangent.- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: French castle
- Also known as: “Centre d’Interprétation des Gorges de la Loire” and “Essalois Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Château de Grangent and Île de Grangent.
Château de Grangent
Castle
Île de Grangent
Islet
Île de Grangent is an islet, which is situated 540 metres northeast of Château d’Essalois.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert and Caloire.
Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert
Village
Caloire
Village
Çaloire is a commune in the Loire department in central France. It is close to the villages of Unieux, Chambles and Saint-Paul-en-Cornillon, and 5 km northwest of Firminy, the largest town in the area. Caloire is situated 5 km south of Château d’Essalois.
Roche-la-Molière
Village
Château d’Essalois
- Categories: castle, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Chambles, Arrondissement of Montbrison, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.46215° or 45° 27′ 44″ north
Longitude
4.24587° or 4° 14′ 45″ east
Elevation
418 metres (1,371 feet)
Inception
1580
Open location code
8FQ6F66W+V8
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Château d’Essalois” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قلعة إيصالوا”
- Arabic: “قلعه إيصالوا”
- Dutch: “Château d’Essalois”
- French: “chateau d’Essalois”
- French: “château d’Essalois”
- French: “Château d’Essalois”
- Turkish: “Essalois Kalesi”
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