Croix de la Fortinière

Croix de la Fortinière is a wayside cross in Lassay-les-Châteaux, Arrondissement of Mayenne, Pays de la Loire. Croix de la Fortinière is situated near the archaeological site Dolmen de la Guichardière, as well as near the forest Le Bois des Touches.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Menhir du Grand Coudray and Église Saint-Aubin de Melleray-la-Vallée.

Menhir du Grand Coudray

Archaeological site

Photo: Astérixobélix, Public domain.

Menhir du Grand Coudray is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 km southwest of Croix de la Fortinière.

Église Saint-Aubin de Melleray-la-Vallée

Church

Photo: GO69, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Église Saint-Aubin de Melleray-la-Vallée is a church, which is situated 2 km north of Croix de la Fortinière.

La Hamelinière gallery grave

Archaeological site

Photo: Astérixobélix, Public domain.

La Hamelinière gallery grave is an archaeological site, which is situated 3 km south of Croix de la Fortinière.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Loré and Sept-Forges.

Loré

Village

Photo: Giogo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Loré is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Loré is situated 5 km north of Croix de la Fortinière.

Sept-Forges

Village

Photo: Arnradigue, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sept-Forges is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Sept-Forges is situated 6 km northeast of Croix de la Fortinière.

Ceaucé

Village

Photo: Mrobdu, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ceaucé is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Ceaucé is situated 7 km northwest of Croix de la Fortinière.

Croix de la Fortinière

Type: Wayside cross
Inscription: “En la mémoire de la Famille Landemaine”
Category: historic site
Location: Lassay-les-Châteaux, Arrondissement of Mayenne, Mayenne department, Pays de la Loire, France, Europe
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Latitude

48.44234° or 48° 26′ 32″ north

Longitude

-0.57201° or 0° 34′ 19″ west

Established

1933

Open location code

8CWXCCRH+W5

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6981572942

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=wayside_cross

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Dolmen de la Guichardière and Le Bois des Touches.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Croix de Mission 1949 and La Verdonnière.

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