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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Château de Vitré and Vitré station.
Château de Vitré
Castle
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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
Photo: Trizek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Photo: Pacoviande, Public domain.
Hôtel de Sévigné is a historic building, which is situated 230 metres east of Porte d’Embas.
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
Photo: Pacoviande, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
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Latitude
48.12351° or 48° 7′ 25″ northLongitude
-1.21471° or 1° 12′ 53″ westElevation
107 metres (351 feet)Open location code
8CWW4QFP+C4OpenStreetMap ID
way 92888423OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleGeoNames ID
12534946Wikidata ID
Q29421074
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Satellite Map
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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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