The Château de Saché is a writer's house museum located in a home built from the converted remains of a feudal castle. Located in Saché, Indre-et-Loire, between 1830 and 1837, it is where French writer Honoré de Balzac wrote many of his novels in the series La Comédie Humaine in which he attempted to reflect every aspect of French society at that time. Château de Saché is situated 3 km west of Les Porchers.

Château de Valesne

Castle

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Château de Valesne is a castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Azay-le-Rideau.

Azay-le-Rideau

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Azay-le-Rideau is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in the Centre-Val de Loire region in central-west France.

Les Porchers

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Pont-de-Ruan, Arrondissement of Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France, Europe
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Latitude

47.25149° or 47° 15′ 5″ north

Longitude

0.5849° or 0° 35′ 6″ east

Open location code

8FV27H2M+HX

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9992391835

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

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