Château de la Faye
The Château de la Faye is a manor house in Villexavier, in the Charente-Maritime region of France. The Château belonged to the Guinanson family in the 15th century but was sold in 1683 to Claude-Louis de Saint-Simon-Montbleru.- Type: Castle
- Description: manor house in Charente-Maritime, France
- Also known as: “Chateau de la Faye”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Town hall of Villexavier and Église Saint-Christophe de Villexavier.
Town hall of Villexavier
Town hall
Photo: Cosal, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Town hall of Villexavier is situated 660 metres southwest of Château de la Faye.
Église Saint-Christophe de Villexavier
Church
Photo: Cosal, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Saint-Christophe de Villexavier is a church, which is situated 590 metres southwest of Château de la Faye.
Town hall of Saint-Simon-de-Bordes
Town hall
Photo: Cosal, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Town hall of Saint-Simon-de-Bordes is situated 2½ km northwest of Château de la Faye.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Coux and Jonzac.
Coux
Village
Photo: Jack ma, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Coux is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. Coux is situated 7 km south of Château de la Faye.
Jonzac
Village
Photo: Mariiwakura, CC0.
Jonzac is a commune of the Charente-Maritime department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. The historian Jean Glénisson was born in Jonzac as well as the philosopher Jean Hyppolite. Jonzac is situated 8 km north of Château de la Faye.
Château de la Faye
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Villexavier, Arrondissement of Jonzac, Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.37656° or 45° 22′ 36″ northLongitude
-0.43394° or 0° 26′ 2″ westInception
17th centuryOpen location code
8CQX9HG8+JCOpenStreetMap ID
node 4881157625OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q2971223
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Château de la Faye” goes by many names.
- French: “château de La Faye (Villexavier)”
- French: “chateau de la Faye a Villexavier”
- French: “château de la faye à villexavier”
- French: “château de la Faye à Villexavier”
- French: “château De La Faye À Villexavier”
- French: “château de la Faye”
- French: “Château de la Faye”
- Turkish: “Faye Kalesi, Villexavier”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cimetière de Villexavier and Les Grands Bois.
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