Le Drou

Le Drou is a hamlet in Fouquebrune, Arrondissement of Angoulême, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Le Drou is situated nearby to the hamlet La Croix Blanche, as well as near the locality Les Varennes.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Église Saint-Maurice de Fouquebrune and Château de la Mercerie.

Church

Castle

Château de la Mercerie is located in the commune of Magnac-Lavalette-Villars, Charente, France. Enlarged in the 20th century in a classical Italian Renaissance style by two men, but never completed, it is nicknamed the Versailles charentais. Château de la Mercerie is situated 3½ km southeast of Le Drou.

Ruins

Église Notre-Dame de l’Houme is a ruins, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Le Drou.

Nearby places include Gardes-le-Pontaroux.

Village

Gardes-le-Pontaroux is a former commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. It was merged with Magnac-Lavalette-Villars to form Magnac-lès-Gardes on 1 January 2025. Gardes-le-Pontaroux is situated 8 km east of Le Drou.

Latitude

45.52113° or 45° 31′ 16″ north

Longitude

0.2076° or 0° 12′ 27″ east

Open location code

8FQ2G6C5+F2

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

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