Avenches Castle
Avenches Castle is a castle in the municipality of Avenches of the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sainte Madeleine, Avenches and Avenches railway station.
Sainte Madeleine, Avenches
Church
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Sainte Madeleine, Avenches is a church, which is situated 130 metres south of Avenches Castle.
Avenches railway station
Railway station
Photo: JoachimKohlerBremen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Avenches railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Avenches, in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Palézieux–Lyss line of Swiss Federal Railways. Avenches railway station is situated 350 metres north of Avenches Castle.
Hôtel de Ville
Restaurant
Photo: Chandres, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hôtel de Ville is a restaurant, which is situated 190 metres south of Avenches Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Donatyre and Villarepos.
Donatyre
Village
Photo: Odrade123, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Donatyre is a village in the district of Avenches of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. Since losing its status as an independent municipality on 1 July 2006, it has been part of the municipality of Avenches.
Villarepos
Village
Villarepos is a former municipality in the district of See in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. In 2017 the former municipalities of Villarepos, Barberêche and Wallenried merged into the municipality of Courtepin.
Domdidier
Village
Photo: Semplicementecosi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Domdidier is a former municipality in the district of Broye, in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. On 1 January 2016, the former municipalities of Domdidier, Dompierre, Léchelles and Russy merged to form Belmont-Broye. Domdidier is situated 2½ km southwest of Avenches Castle.
Avenches Castle
- Type: Castle
- Description: Castle in Avenches in the canton Vaud, Switzerland
- Categories: château, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Avenches, Broye-Vully District, Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.88132° or 46° 52′ 53″ northLongitude
7.04105° or 7° 2′ 28″ eastInception
1175Open location code
8FR9V2JR+GCOpenStreetMap ID
node 7129682555OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q2968182
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In Other Languages
From French to Italian—“Avenches Castle” goes by many names.
- French: “château d’Avenches”
- French: “Château d’Avenches”
- German: “Schloss Avenches”
- Italian: “Castello di Avenches”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Galerie du Château d’Avenches and Place de jeux communale.
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