Château de Vitré
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.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: Medieval castle in Vitré, France
- Also known as: “Chateau de Vitre”, “Vitre Castle”, and “Vitré Castle”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Porte d’Embas and Vitré station.
Porte d’Embas
Castle
Porte d’Embas is a castle, which is situated 110 metres southeast of Château de Vitré.
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 330 metres southeast of Château de Vitré.
Hôtel de Sévigné
Historic building
Photo: Pacoviande, Public domain.
Hôtel de Sévigné is a historic building, which is situated 290 metres east of Château de Vitré.
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 southwest of Château de Vitré.
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 Château de Vitré.
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 Château de Vitré.
Château de Vitré
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Vitré, Arrondissement of Fougères-Vitré, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.12444° or 48° 7′ 28″ northLongitude
-1.21536° or 1° 12′ 55″ westElevation
107 metres (351 feet)Open location code
8CWW4QFM+QVOpenStreetMap ID
way 374505227OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noGeoNames ID
12535049Wikidata ID
Q2418225
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Château de Vitré” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “شاتو فيتري”
- Basque: “Vitréko gaztelua”
- Breton: “Kastell Gwitreg”
- Catalan: “Castell de Vitré”
- Chinese: “維特雷城堡”
- Chinese: “维特雷城堡”
- Dutch: “Château de Vitré”
- French: “chateau de Vitre”
- French: “château de Vitré”
- French: “Château de Vitré”
- German: “Burg Vitré”
- Italian: “castello di Vitré”
- Italian: “Castello di Vitré”
- Japanese: “ヴィトレ城”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Vitré”
- Portuguese: “Château de Vitré”
- Russian: “Замок Витре”
- Russian: “Замок Витрэ”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Vitre”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Vitré”
- Turkish: “Vitré Kalesi”
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