Porte d’Embas
Porte d’Embas is a castle in Vitré, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany. Porte d’Embas is situated nearby to the castle Château de Vitré, as well as near the railway station Vitré station.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Château de Vitré and Vitré station.
Château de Vitré
Castle
The Château de Vitré is a medieval castle in the town of Vitré, in the Ille-et-Vilaine département of France. The first castle in Vitré was built of wood on a feudal motte around the year 1000 on the Sainte-Croix hill. Château de Vitré is situated 110 metres northwest of Porte d’Embas.
Vitré station
Railway station
Vitré station is a railway station serving the town Vitré, Ille-et-Vilaine department, western France. It is situated on the Paris–Brest railway. The station is listed as "historical monument" since 1975. Vitré station is situated 230 metres southeast of Porte d’Embas.
Hôtel de Sévigné
Historic building
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pocé-les-Bois and Montreuil-sous-Pérouse.
Pocé-les-Bois
Village
Pocé-les-Bois is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France. Pocé-les-Bois is situated 3 km west of Porte d’Embas.
Montreuil-sous-Pérouse
Village
Montreuil-sous-Pérouse is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. Montreuil-sous-Pérouse is situated 3½ km northwest of Porte d’Embas.
Balazé
Village
Balazé is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in the Brittany region in northwestern France. Balazé is situated 5 km north of Porte d’Embas.
Porte d’Embas
- Type: Castle
- Also known as: “Embas Gate”
- Categories: city gate, tower, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Vitré, Arrondissement of Fougères-Vitré, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.12351° or 48° 7′ 25″ north
Longitude
-1.21471° or 1° 12′ 53″ west
Elevation
107 metres (351 feet)
Open location code
8CWW4QFP+C4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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OpenStreetMap feature
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Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
Discover Porte d’Embas from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Breton to French—“Porte d’Embas” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Porzh an Traoñ”
- French: “porte d’Embas”
- French: “Porte d’Embas”
- French: “porte d’En-bas”
- French: “tour d’Embas”
- French: “tour d’En-bas”
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