Château of Vauvenargues
The Château of Vauvenargues is a fortified bastide in the village of Vauvenargues, situated to the north of Montagne Sainte-Victoire, just outside the town of Aix-en-Provence in the south of France.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: French castle
- Also known as: “Chateau of Vauvenargues”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Saint-Étienne de Vauvenargues and Cross of Provence.
Église Saint-Étienne de Vauvenargues
Church
Photo: François GOGLINS, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Saint-Étienne de Vauvenargues is a church, which is situated 280 metres northwest of Château of Vauvenargues.
Cross of Provence
Peak
Photo: Matthieu Toc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cross of Provence is a monument located on the western end of the Montagne Sainte-Victoire in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. The cross was erected on the most prominent western peak of the massif at 946 metres meters, rather than on the Pic des Mouches, the highest point, at 1,011 metres. Cross of Provence is situated 3 km southwest of Château of Vauvenargues.
Col du Grand Sambuc
Mountain saddle
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Col du Grand Sambuc is a mountain saddle, which is situated 3 km northeast of Château of Vauvenargues.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Puyloubier and Saint-Marc-Jaumegarde.
Puyloubier
Photo: Okki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Puyloubier is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. In Puyloubier can be found the Institution des invalides de la Légion étrangère which is a retirement home for former members of the French Foreign Legion.
Saint-Marc-Jaumegarde
Village
Photo: Arone, Public domain.
Saint-Marc-Jaumegarde is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. Saint-Marc-Jaumegarde is situated 7 km west of Château of Vauvenargues.
Château of Vauvenargues
- Categories: castle, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Vauvenargues, Arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.55392° or 43° 33′ 14″ northLongitude
5.60384° or 5° 36′ 14″ eastInception
18th centuryOpen location code
8FM7HJ33+HGOpenStreetMap ID
node 305120632OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q2970932
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Vietnamese—“Château of Vauvenargues” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “castell de Vauvenarga”
- Chinese: “沃韋納爾蓋城堡”
- Chinese: “沃韦纳尔盖城堡”
- Czech: “Château of Vauvenarg”
- French: “château de Vauvenargues”
- French: “Château de Vauvenargues”
- Galician: “Castelo de Vauvenargues”
- Galician: “Chateau de Vauvenargues”
- Galician: “Pazo de Vauvenargues”
- Irish: “château de Vauvenargues”
- Italian: “Château of Vauvenarg”
- Japanese: “ヴォーヴナルグ城”
- Luxembourgish: “Schlass vu Vauvenargues”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Vauvenargues”
- Slovenian: “château de Vauvenargues”
- Slovenian: “grad Vauvenarg”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Vauvenargues”
- Swedish: “château de Vauvenargues”
- Turkish: “Vauvenargues Kalesi”
- Vietnamese: “Lâu đài Vauvenarg”
- “Château of Vauvenargues”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Vauvenargues and Centre d’incendie et de secours de Sainte-Victoire.
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