Tour au Véel

Tour au Véel is a tower in Vitré, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany. Tour au Véel is situated near Tour Saint-Laurent, as well as near the museum Musée du Château de Vitré.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Château de Vitré and Porte d’Embas.

Château de Vitré

Castle

Château de Vitré

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Château de Vitré is a medieval castle in the town of Vitré, in the Ille-et-Vilaine département of France. The first castle in Vitré was built of wood on a feudal motte around the year 1000 on the Sainte-Croix hill.

Porte d’Embas

Castle

Photo: VIGNERON, CC BY 3.0.

Porte d’Embas is a castle.

Vitré station

Railway station

Photo: Trizek, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Vitré station is a railway station serving the town Vitré, Ille-et-Vilaine department, western France. It is situated on the Paris–Brest railway. The station is listed as "historical monument" since 1975. Vitré station is situated 280 metres southeast of Tour au Véel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pocé-les-Bois and Montreuil-sous-Pérouse.

Pocé-les-Bois

Village

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Pocé-les-Bois is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France. Pocé-les-Bois is situated 3 km west of Tour au Véel.

Montreuil-sous-Pérouse

Village

Montreuil-sous-Pérouse

Photo: Pacoviande, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Montreuil-sous-Pérouse is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. Montreuil-sous-Pérouse is situated 3½ km northwest of Tour au Véel.

Balazé

Village

Photo: GO69, CC0.

Balazé is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in the Brittany region in northwestern France. Balazé is situated 5 km north of Tour au Véel.

Tour au Véel

Type: Tourist attraction
Categories: tower, tourism, and historic site
Location: Vitré, Arrondissement of Fougères-Vitré, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France, Europe
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Latitude

48.12421° or 48° 7′ 27″ north

Longitude

-1.21493° or 1° 12′ 54″ west

Established

~1220

Open location code

8CWW4QFP+M2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7164499786

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=tower

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

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In Other Languages

“Tour au Véel” goes by many names.

Spanish: “Torre de Véel”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Tour Saint-Laurent and Musée du Château de Vitré.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Monument aux Morts and École maternelle Le Château.

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