Porte d’Embas
Porte d’Embas is a castle in Vitré, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany. Porte d’Embas is situated near the castle Château de Vitré, as well as near the railway station Vitré station.
- Castle
- …lies at an elevation of 107 metres (351 feet)
- …is also known as “Embas Gate”
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… 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 station is situated 230 metres southeast of Porte d’Embas.
Hôtel de Sévigné
Historic building
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
Montreuil-sous-Pérouse is a commune in the… 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
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Latitude
48.12351° or 48° 7′ 25″ north
Longitude
-1.21471° or 1° 12′ 53″ west
Open location code
8CWW4QFP+C4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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OpenStreetMap feature
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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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