Belfry of Sancerre
Belfry of Sancerre is a tower in Sancerre, Arrondissement of Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire. Belfry of Sancerre is situated nearby to Notre-Dame church in Sancerre, France, as well as near the museum Maison des Sancerre.Photo: Moreau.henri, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tower
- Description: town hall-belfry erected in 1509
- Also known as: “Beffroi”, “belfry of Sancerre”, and “St. John Tower”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Notre-Dame church in Sancerre, France and Church Saint-Pierre in Sancerre.
Church Saint-Pierre in Sancerre
Historic building
Photo: Tiggeryton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Church Saint-Pierre in Sancerre is a historic building.
Maison Clément
Historic building
Photo: PIERRE ANDRE LECLERCQ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Maison Clément is a historic building, which is situated 130 metres south of Belfry of Sancerre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Verdigny and Sury-en-Vaux.
Verdigny
Village
Photo: Bastien.pierre, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Verdigny is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Verdigny is situated 3 km northwest of Belfry of Sancerre.
Sury-en-Vaux
Village
Photo: Bastien.pierre, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sury-en-Vaux is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Sury-en-Vaux is situated 5 km northwest of Belfry of Sancerre.
Saint-Andelain
Village
Photo: Bastien.pierre, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint-Andelain is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France. It lies just a couple of km east of Pouilly-sur-Loire, famous for the wine known as Pouilly-Fumé. Saint-Andelain is situated 10 km east of Belfry of Sancerre.
Belfry of Sancerre
- Categories: belfry and historic site
- Location: Sancerre, Arrondissement of Bourges, Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.33073° or 47° 19′ 51″ northLongitude
2.83859° or 2° 50′ 19″ eastOpen location code
8FV48RJQ+7COpenStreetMap ID
node 3355916716OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q2893749
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Belfry of Sancerre” goes by many names.
- French: “beffroi de Sancerre”
- French: “Beffroi de Sancerre”
- French: “tour Saint Jean”
- Spanish: “torre cívica”
- Spanish: “Torre cívica”
- Spanish: “torre San Juan”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Place du Beffroi and Maison des Sancerre.
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