Château de la Guignardière
The Château de la Guignardière is a 16th-century château located outside Avrillé, in the Vendée department, western France. It was begun in 1555, but was never completed. The building and park are open to the public.Photo: Emma.Martinet, CC0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: historic site in Vendée, France
- Also known as: “Chateau de la Guignardiere”, “Chateau des Aventuriers”, “Château des Aventuriers”, “Le Chateau des Aventuriers”, and “Le Château des Aventuriers”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Menhir-Éléphant ou Menhir de Beaulieu and Menhir du Bourg-Jardin.
Menhir-Éléphant ou Menhir de Beaulieu
Archaeological site
Photo: Liberliger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Menhir-Éléphant ou Menhir de Beaulieu is an archaeological site, which is situated 370 metres north of Château de la Guignardière.
Menhir du Bourg-Jardin
Archaeological site
Photo: Llann Wé², CC BY-SA 3.0.
Menhir du Bourg-Jardin is an archaeological site, which is situated 1¼ km southeast of Château de la Guignardière.
Menhir de la Boilière
Archaeological site
Photo: Whiteredge, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Menhir de la Boilière is an archaeological site, which is situated 2½ km east of Château de la Guignardière.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Hilaire-la-Forêt and Poiroux.
Saint-Hilaire-la-Forêt
Village
Photo: Éduarel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Hilaire-la-Forêt is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. Saint-Hilaire-la-Forêt is situated 3 km south of Château de la Guignardière.
Poiroux
Village
Photo: Bastien.pierre, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Poiroux is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. Poiroux is situated 4 km northwest of Château de la Guignardière.
Saint-Avaugourd-des-Landes
Village
Photo: Éduarel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Avaugourd-des-Landes is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. Saint-Avaugourd-des-Landes is situated 5 km northeast of Château de la Guignardière.
Château de la Guignardière
- Categories: castle, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Avrillé, Arrondissement of Les Sables-d’Olonne, Vendée, Pays de la Loire, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.47394° or 46° 28′ 26″ northLongitude
-1.51007° or 1° 30′ 36″ westInception
16th centuryOpen location code
8CRWFFFQ+HXOpenStreetMap ID
node 5064663126OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q2971270
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Château de la Guignardière” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Château de la Guignardière”
- French: “château de la Guignardière”
- French: “Château de la Guignardière”
- French: “château des Aventuriers”
- French: “Le Château des Aventuriers”
- German: “Château de la Guignardière”
- German: “Château des Aventuriers”
- German: “Le Château des Aventuriers”
- German: “Schloss La Guignardière”
- Spanish: “Castillo de la Guignardiere.”
- Spanish: “Castillo de la Guignardière.”
- Spanish: “Castillo de la Guignardiere”
- Spanish: “Castillo de la Guignardière”
- Turkish: “Guignardière Kalesi”
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Highlights include Château des Aventuriers and Pierre branlante.
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