Château d’Artias
The Château d'Artias is a 900 year-old French castle in Retournac in the Haute-Loire département of France in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It was strategically built on a rocky spur at an elevation of 723 meters or 2,372 feet, overlooking the meanders of the Loire river.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chamalières sur Loire Railway Station and Église Saint-Gilles, Chamalières-sur-Loire.
Chamalières sur Loire Railway Station
Railway station
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Chamalières sur Loire Railway Station is situated 1 km southwest of Château d’Artias.
Église Saint-Gilles, Chamalières-sur-Loire
Church
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Église Saint-Gilles, Chamalières-sur-Loire is a church, which is situated 2 km southwest of Château d’Artias.
Retournac
Railway station
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Retournac is a railway station, which is situated 3 km southeast of Château d’Artias.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chamalières-sur-Loire and Retournac.
Chamalières-sur-Loire
Village
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Chamalières-sur-Loire is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.
Retournac
Village
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Retournac is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France. Retournac is situated 2½ km east of Château d’Artias.
Mézères
Village
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Mézères is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France. Mézères is situated 6 km south of Château d’Artias.
Château d’Artias
- Type: Castle
- Description: historic site in Retournac, France
- Categories: château, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Retournac, Arrondissement of Yssingeaux, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.21322° or 45° 12′ 48″ northLongitude
4.00045° or 4° 0′ 2″ eastOpen location code
8FQ66272+75OpenStreetMap ID
node 617655702OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q22932438
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In Other Languages
“Château d’Artias” goes by many names.
- French: “château d’Artias”
- French: “Château d’Artias”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Suc de Périllade and Tyro‘ sur Loire.
Nearby Places
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Château d’Artias”. Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.