Château de Couanac
The Château de Couanac is a castle in the commune of Varaire in the Lot département of France. It was built in the 16th century by the powerful family of Hébrard de Saint-Sulpice, incorporating part of an earlier Romanesque church dedicated to Saint George.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Thérèse Gaigé, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in the Lot département of France
- Also known as: “Chateau de Couanac”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Phosphatière du Cloup d’Aural and Église Saint-Barthélemy de Varaire.
Phosphatière du Cloup d’Aural
Cave
Photo: Campels, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Phosphatière du Cloup d’Aural is a cave, which is situated 3 km south of Château de Couanac.
Église Saint-Barthélemy de Varaire
Church
Photo: Renhour48, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Saint-Barthélemy de Varaire is a church, which is situated 3 km southeast of Château de Couanac.
Dolmen de Ferrières-Haut
Archaeological site
Photo: Hugo.soria, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dolmen de Ferrières-Haut is an archaeological site, which is situated 3½ km east of Château de Couanac.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Concots and Limogne-en-Quercy.
Concots
Village
Photo: WCOMFR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Concots is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France. Concots is situated 5 km northwest of Château de Couanac.
Limogne-en-Quercy
Village
Photo: Erwan Corre, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Limogne-en-Quercy is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France. Limogne-en-Quercy is situated 6 km northeast of Château de Couanac.
Saillac
Village
Photo: Pleclown, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saillac is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France. Saillac is situated 7 km southeast of Château de Couanac.
Château de Couanac
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Varaire, Arrondissement of Cahorse, Lot, Occitanie, France, Europe
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Latitude
44.37617° or 44° 22′ 34″ northLongitude
1.70029° or 1° 42′ 1″ eastOpen location code
8FP39PG2+F4OpenStreetMap ID
node 3476379423OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q5118763
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to French—“Château de Couanac” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Castell de Couanac (Varaire)”
- Catalan: “Castell de Couanac”
- French: “château de Couanac”
- French: “Château de Couanac”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lac type Saint-Namphaise and Cimetière de Varaire.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Château de Couanac”. Photo: Thérèse Gaigé, CC BY-SA 4.0.