Château du Théron
The Château du Théron is a ruined castle in the commune of Prayssac in the Lot département of France. The castle was built on a very irregular plan because of the rock on which it sits and to which its contours are married.- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Lot, Occitania, France
- Also known as: “Chateau du Theron”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Town hall of Prayssac and Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens de Pescadoires.
Town hall of Prayssac
Town hall
Photo: Erwan Corre, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Town hall of Prayssac is situated 2½ km southeast of Château du Théron.
Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens de Pescadoires
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens de Pescadoires is a church, which is situated 2 km southwest of Château du Théron.
Église Saint-Barthélemy de Prayssac
Church
Photo: France64160, CC0.
Église Saint-Barthélemy de Prayssac is a church, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Château du Théron.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Puy-l’Évêque and Cassagnes.
Puy-l’Évêque
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Puy L'Eveque is a small town in France, north of Toulouse and located in the surrounding area of Cahors. The village is located in the Lot Department. The book From Here You Can't See Paris made this region famous.
Cassagnes
Village
Photo: Michel Chanaud, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cassagnes is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France. Cassagnes is situated 4½ km northwest of Château du Théron.
Duravel
Village
Photo: France64160, CC0.
Duravel is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France. Duravel is situated 7 km west of Château du Théron.
Château du Théron
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Prayssac, Arrondissement of Cahorse, Lot, Occitanie, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.52145° or 44° 31′ 17″ northLongitude
1.17241° or 1° 10′ 21″ eastInception
13th centuryOpen location code
8FP3G5CC+HXOpenStreetMap ID
node 5047500189OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q5118881
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Château du Théron” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Castell del Théron (Praissac)”
- Catalan: “Castell del Théron”
- French: “château du Théron”
- French: “Château du Théron”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Théron”
- Portuguese: “Château de Théron”
- Turkish: “Théron Kalesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Église Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption de Loupiac and Carrière SARL.
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