Château de Lavardin
The Château de Lavardin is a ruined castle in the village and commune of Lavardin in the Loir-et-Cher department of France. The property of the commune, it has been classified since 1945 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.- Type: Castle
- Description: ruined castle in Lavardin, France
- Also known as: “Chateau de Lavardin”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint-Genest in Lavardin and Town hall of Montoire-sur-le-Loir.
Saint-Genest in Lavardin
Church
Photo: Manfred Heyde, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Genest in Lavardin is a church, which is situated 220 metres east of Château de Lavardin.
Town hall of Montoire-sur-le-Loir
Town hall
Photo: Loiseaulybre, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Town hall of Montoire-sur-le-Loir is situated 2 km northwest of Château de Lavardin.
Montoire Castle
Castle
Photo: Chatmouettes, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Château de Montoire is a ruined castle in the commune of Montoire-sur-le-Loir in the Loir-et-Cher department of France. Construction began in the 11th century; there were further building works in the 12th, 13th and 14th centuries. Montoire Castle is situated 2 km northwest of Château de Lavardin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Arnoult and Saint-Rimay.
Saint-Arnoult
Village
Saint-Arnoult is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department, central France. Saint-Arnoult is situated 3 km south of Château de Lavardin.
Saint-Rimay
Village
Photo: Jovil41, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Rimay is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France. Saint-Rimay is situated 4 km northeast of Château de Lavardin.
Les Roches-l’Évêque
Village
Photo: Chatmouettes, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Les Roches-l'Évêque is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department in central France. Located in the north-west of the department, the town is part of the small agricultural region "the Valley and Coteaux du Loir", bordered to the north by a steep hill and to the south by gently sloping hillsides. Les Roches-l’Évêque is situated 4 km north of Château de Lavardin.
Château de Lavardin
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Lavardin, Arrondissement of Vendôme, Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France, Europe
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Latitude
47.74076° or 47° 44′ 27″ northLongitude
0.88317° or 0° 52′ 59″ eastOpen location code
8FV2PVRM+87OpenStreetMap ID
node 365394483OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q1012889
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Château de Lavardin” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Château de Lavardin”
- Dutch: “Château Lavardin”
- Dutch: “Kasteel van Lavardin”
- French: “château de Lavardin”
- French: “Château de Lavardin”
- German: “Burg Lavardin”
- German: “Chateau de Lavardin”
- German: “Château de Lavardin”
- Slovenian: “Lavardin”
- Turkish: “Lavardin Kalesi”
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