Château des Échardières
Château des Échardières is a castle in Pouzauges, Arrondissement of Fontenay-le-Comte, Pays de la Loire. Château des Échardières is situated nearby to the peak Bois de la Folie, as well as near the village Pouzauges.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Château de Pouzauges and Église Saint-Jacques de Pouzauges.
Château de Pouzauges
Castle
Photo: Jardino, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Château de Pouzauges is a ruined castle in the town and commune of Pouzauges in the Vendée département of France. Notably, it was inhabited in the 15th century by Catherine de Thouars, wife of Gilles de Rais, though he never lived there, preferring the Château de Tiffauges. Château de Pouzauges is situated 2½ km southeast of Château des Échardières.
Église Saint-Jacques de Pouzauges
Church
Photo: Spouik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Saint-Jacques de Pouzauges is a church, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Château des Échardières.
Église Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption du Vieux-Pouzauges
Church
Photo: Spouik, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption du Vieux-Pouzauges is a church, which is situated 4 km southeast of Château des Échardières.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pouzauges and La Flocellière.
Pouzauges
Village
Photo: Spouik, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pouzauges is a commune in the Vendée département in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. Pouzauges is situated 2½ km southeast of Château des Échardières.
La Flocellière
Village
Photo: Llann Wé², CC BY-SA 3.0.
La Flocellière is a former commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Sèvremont. La Flocellière is situated 3½ km north of Château des Échardières.
Saint-Michel-Mont-Mercure
Village
Photo: Jimmy44, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Michel-Mont-Mercure is a former commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Sèvremont. Saint-Michel-Mont-Mercure is situated 3½ km north of Château des Échardières.
Château des Échardières
- Type: Castle
- Categories: château, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Pouzauges, Arrondissement of Fontenay-le-Comte, Vendée, Pays de la Loire, France, Europe
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Latitude
46.79739° or 46° 47′ 51″ northLongitude
-0.86587° or 0° 51′ 57″ westOpen location code
8CRXQ4WM+XMOpenStreetMap ID
node 5064661016OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q22994805
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In Other Languages
“Château des Échardières” goes by many names.
- French: “château des Echardières”
- French: “Château des Echardières”
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