Castle of Alex
Castle of Alex is a castle in Alex, Arrondissement of Annecy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Castle of Alex is situated nearby to the museum Fondation Art Contemporain Claudine et Jean-Marc Salomon, as well as near the town hall Mairie d’Alex.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église de la Nativité-de-Marie d’Alex and Cross of Alex, Haute-Savoie.
Église de la Nativité-de-Marie d’Alex
Church
Photo: Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0.
Église de la Nativité-de-Marie d’Alex is a church, which is situated 200 metres west of Castle of Alex.
Cross of Alex, Haute-Savoie
Wayside cross
Photo: Elisabeth Martin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cross of Alex, Haute-Savoie is a wayside cross, which is situated 230 metres west of Castle of Alex.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dingy-Saint-Clair and La Balme-de-Thuy.
Dingy-Saint-Clair
Village
Photo: Fvtvr3r, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dingy-Saint-Clair is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. Dingy-Saint-Clair is situated 2½ km northwest of Castle of Alex.
La Balme-de-Thuy
Village
Photo: Myrabella, CC BY-SA 3.0.
La Balme-de-Thuy is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. La Balme-de-Thuy is situated 3 km northeast of Castle of Alex.
Menthon St. Bernard
Photo: Didier, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Menthon-Saint-Bernard, commonly referred to simply as Menthon, is a commune on the eastern shore of Lake Annecy in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. As of 2023, the population of the commune was 1,891.
Castle of Alex
- Type: Castle
- Also known as: “Château d’Arenthon”
- Categories: fortified house, château, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Alex, Arrondissement of Annecy, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.88973° or 45° 53′ 23″ northLongitude
6.24046° or 6° 14′ 26″ eastOpen location code
8FQ8V6QR+V5OpenStreetMap ID
node 861776392OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q2968053
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In Other Languages
“Castle of Alex” goes by many names.
- French: “château d’Alex”
- French: “Château d’Alex”
- French: “château d’Arenthon”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fondation Art Contemporain Claudine et Jean-Marc Salomon and Mairie d’Alex.
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