Château des comtes de Hainaut

Château des comtes de Hainaut is a castle in Condé-sur-l’Escaut, Arrondissement of Valenciennes, Hauts-de-France. Château des comtes de Hainaut is situated near the garden Jardin Public, as well as near Monument de la Clairon.

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Type: Castle
Description: Castle of the Counts of Hainaut
Also known as: “Ancien château des comtes de Hainaut dit ‘ancien arsenal’(Condé-sur-l’Escaut)”, “Arsenal”, “château de Nicolas d’Avesnes”, “Chateau de Nicolas d’Avesnes a Conde-sur-l’Escaut”, “Château de nicolas d’avesnes à condé-sur-l’escaut”, “Château de Nicolas d’Avesnes à Condé-sur-l’Escaut”, “Château De Nicolas D’Avesnes À Condé-sur-l’Escaut”, “Château féodal de Nicolas d’Avesnes à Condé-sur-l’Escaut.”, and “Château féodal de Nicolas d’Avesnes relevant du Hainaut.”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Hôtel de ville de Condé-sur-l’Escaut and Monument de la Clairon.

Hôtel de ville de Condé-sur-l’Escaut

Town hall

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Hôtel de ville de Condé-sur-l’Escaut is a town hall, which is situated 310 metres northeast of Château des comtes de Hainaut.

Monument de la Clairon

Monument

Photo: Pierre André Leclercq, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Monument de la Clairon is situated 140 metres northeast of Château des comtes de Hainaut.

Église Saint-Wasnon de Condé-sur-l’Escaut

Church

Photo: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Église Saint-Wasnon de Condé-sur-l’Escaut is a church, which is situated 360 metres northeast of Château des comtes de Hainaut.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vieux-Condé and Onnaing.

Vieux-Condé

Town

Photo: JÄNNICK Jérémy, Public domain.

Vieux-Condé is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. The village stands on a canalised section of the river Scheldt, adjacent to the northwest of Condé-sur-l'Escaut. It is part of the agglomeration of Valenciennes. Vieux-Condé is situated 3½ km northwest of Château des comtes de Hainaut.

Onnaing

Town

Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Onnaing is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Onnaing is home to Toyota Motor Manufacturing France, where the Toyota Yaris and Yaris Cross are assembled. Onnaing is situated 7 km south of Château des comtes de Hainaut.

Hensies

Village

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.

Hensies is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. It has 6,857 inhabitants, as of January 1, 2017. The total area is 25.99 km. Hensies is situated 7 km east of Château des comtes de Hainaut.

Château des comtes de Hainaut

Categories: château, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Condé-sur-l’Escaut, Arrondissement of Valenciennes, North, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude

50.44662° or 50° 26′ 48″ north

Longitude

3.59005° or 3° 35′ 24″ east

Established

12th century

Open location code

9F25CHWR+J2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4746984252

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

Wikidata ID

Q2970128

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In Other Languages

From French to Turkish—“Château des comtes de Hainaut” goes by many names.

French: “château des comtes de Hainaut”
French: “Château des comtes de Hainaut”
Irish: “château des comtes de Hainaut”
Turkish: “Hainaut Şatosu”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Ancien Arsenal and Jardin Public.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Le Moulin de Croy and Bastion de la Voute (9).

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