Butte à Sainton

Butte à Sainton is a peak in Meung-sur-Loire, Arrondissement of Orléans, Centre-Val de Loire. Butte à Sainton is situated nearby to the locality Les Gravelins, as well as near Les Grèves.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Château de Meung-sur-Loire and Gare de Meung-sur-Loire.

Château de Meung-sur-Loire

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The Château de Meung-sur-Loire is a former castle and episcopal palace in the commune of Meung-sur-Loire in the Loiret département of France. Built and remodelled between the 12th and 18th centuries, it served for most of its history as a residence of the bishops of Orléans.

Gare de Meung-sur-Loire

Railway station

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Gare de Meung-sur-Loire is a railway station.

Basilica of Our Lady of Cléry

Church

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The Basilica of Our Lady of Cléry is a mid-fifteenth century Catholic basilica, on the site of earlier church buildings, in Cléry-Saint-André, north-central France. It is located south of the Loire River, approximately 18 km south-west of Orléans.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Meung-sur-Loire and Cléry-Saint-André.

Meung-sur-Loire

Village

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Meung-sur-Loire is a commune in the Loiret department, north-central France. It was the site of the Battle of Meung-sur-Loire in 1429.

Cléry-Saint-André

Village

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Cléry-Saint-André is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France, near Orléans. King Louis XI is buried in the Basilica of Notre Dame in the town.