Éolienne Bollée

The Éolienne Bollée is an unusual wind turbine, unique for having a stator and a rotor, as a water turbine has. The eponymous invention was first patented in 1868 by Ernest Sylvain Bollée in .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Windpump
  • Description: wind turbine type
  • Also known as: “Bollee wind turbine”, “Bollée wind turbine”, “Bollée-Windrad”, and “Eolienne Bollee”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Église Saint-Étienne d’Épuisay and Église de la Nativité-de-la-Bienheureuse-Vierge-Marie du Temple.

Church
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is a church.

Church
Photo: Daniel Jolivet, CC BY 2.0.
is a church, which is situated 3½ km north of Éolienne Bollée.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Le Temple and Baillou.

Village
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is a commune of the department in central . is situated 3½ km north of Éolienne Bollée.

Village
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is a commune in the department in central . is situated 10 km northwest of Éolienne Bollée.

Éolienne Bollée

Latitude
47.90102° or 47° 54′ 4″ north
Longitude
0.92992° or 0° 55′ 48″ east
Open location code
8FV2WW2H+CX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 525407360
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­windpump
Wiki­data ID
Q1994272
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In Other Languages

From French to Ukrainian—“Éolienne Bollée” goes by many names.
  • French: “Éolienne Bollée”
  • German: “Éolienne Bollée”
  • Russian: “Ветряк Болле”
  • Turkish: “Éolienne Bollée”
  • Ukrainian: “Вітряк Болле”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Mairie d’Épuisay and Poste Annexe.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Boîte à livres and Église d’Épuisay.

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