Croix des Vendéens

Croix des Vendéens is a wayside cross in , . Croix des Vendéens is situated nearby to the archaeological site , as well as near the village .
Photo: X-Javier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Wayside cross
  • Description: cross in Chemere
  • Also known as: “croix des Vendéens” and “Croix du souvenir vendéen”
  • Inscription: “À la mémoire des quelque 2000 personnes pour la plupart anonymes des paroisses avoisinantes massacrées dans cette forêt de Princé en haine de la foi 1793–1796”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pierre Levée menhir and Château de Princé.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site, which is situated 600 metres southeast of Croix des Vendéens.

Ruins
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is a ruins, which is situated 2 km southwest of Croix des Vendéens.

Castle
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is a castle, which is situated 3½ km east of Croix des Vendéens.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chéméré and Chaumes-en-Retz.

Village
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is a former commune in the department in western . On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of . is situated 4 km southwest of Croix des Vendéens.

Village
Photo: Département Loire-Atlantique, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a commune in the department of in western . The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of and . is situated 4½ km southwest of Croix des Vendéens.

Village
Photo: Dipo44, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a former commune in the department in western . On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of . is situated 6 km southwest of Croix des Vendéens.

Croix des Vendéens

Latitude
47.15361° or 47° 9′ 13″ north
Longitude
-1.89277° or 1° 53′ 34″ west
Inception
1962
Open location code
8CVW5434+CV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3759924828
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­wayside_cross
Wiki­data ID
Q21013082
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In Other Languages

“Croix des Vendéens” goes by many names.

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