La Garenne au Duc

La Garenne au Duc is a hamlet in Vendôme, Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire. La Garenne au Duc is situated nearby to the hamlet Derrière la Folie, as well as near Les Nuardes.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gare de Vendôme and Trinity Abbey, Vendôme.

Gare de Vendôme

Railway station

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Gare de Vendôme is a railway station.

Trinity Abbey, Vendôme

Church

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Trinity Abbey, Vendôme, was a Benedictine monastery founded in 1035 in Vendôme by Geoffrey Martel and his first wife, Agnes of Burgundy. It was consecrated on 31 May 1040, one month before Geoffrey became Count of Anjou.

Château de Vendôme

Castle

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Château de Vendôme is a castle, which is situated 2½ km south of La Garenne au Duc.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vendôme and Rocé.

Vendôme

Town

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Vendôme is a subprefecture of the department of Loir-et-Cher, France. It is also the department's third-biggest commune with 15,758 inhabitants. It is one of the main towns along the river Loir.