Château de Pornic
The Château de Pornic is a restored castle in the commune of Pornic in the Loire-Atlantique département of France, 50 km from Nantes. It is also known as the "Château de Barbe Bleue" because it belonged to Gilles de Rais.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Castle
- Description: French castle
- Also known as: “Chateau de Pornic”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pornic station and Église Saint-Gilles de Pornic.
Pornic station
Railway station
Photo: Cramos78, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pornic is a railway station in Pornic, Pays de la Loire, France. The station is located on the Sainte-Pazanne–Pornic railway. The station is served by TER services operated by the SNCF:… Pornic station is situated 600 metres east of Château de Pornic.
Église Saint-Gilles de Pornic
Church
Les Mousseaux tumulus
Archaeological site
Photo: Elisecoline, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Les Mousseaux tumulus is an archaeological site, which is situated 730 metres west of Château de Pornic.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Plaine-sur-Mer and Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef.
La Plaine-sur-Mer
Village
Photo: Michel Griffon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
La Plaine-sur-Mer is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. La Plaine-sur-Mer is situated 7 km west of Château de Pornic.
Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef
Village
Photo: Zeisterre, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. Its inhabitants, known as Michelois, numbered 5,173 at the 2018 census. Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef is situated 8 km northwest of Château de Pornic.
Chauvé
Village
Photo: Rehtse, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chauvé is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. Chauvé is situated 10 km northeast of Château de Pornic.
Château de Pornic
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Pornic, Arrondissement of Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.11395° or 47° 6′ 50″ northLongitude
-2.10561° or 2° 6′ 20″ westElevation
25 metres (82 feet)Open location code
8CVV4V7V+HQOpenStreetMap ID
way 55149798OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleGeoNames ID
13494801Wikidata ID
Q2970285
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Western Panjabi—“Château de Pornic” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Kastell Pornizh”
- Chinese: “波尔尼克城堡”
- Dutch: “Château de Pornic”
- French: “chateau de Barbe Bleue”
- French: “chateau de pornic”
- French: “chateau de Pornic”
- French: “château de Pornic”
- French: “Château de Pornic”
- Western Panjabi: “شتو پورنک”
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