Bois des Potences
Bois des Potences is a forest in Lens-Lestang, Arrondissement of Valence, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Bois des Potences is situated nearby to the locality La Croix Serin, as well as near Mantaille Est.Places of Interest
Highlights include Palais ideal and Château du Double.
Palais ideal
Photo: Ankopedia, Public domain.
Ferdinand Cheval, often nicknamed Facteur Cheval was a French mail carrier who spent 33 years building Le Palais idéal in Hauterives, in southeastern France. It is regarded as an extraordinary example of naïve art architecture.
Château d’Hauterives (Drôme)
Castle
Photo: Gachepi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Château d’Hauterives (Drôme) is a castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hauterives and Moras-en-Valloire.
Hauterives
Village
Photo: Chevallier, CC BY 3.0.
Hauterives is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France. It is home to Ferdinand Cheval's self-made Palais idéal.
Moras-en-Valloire
Village
Photo: Aurélien FERLAY, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Moras-en-Valloire is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.
Manthes
Village
Photo: Gachepi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Manthes is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.
Bois des Potences
- Type: Forest
- Location: Lens-Lestang, Arrondissement of Valence, Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.2784° or 45° 16′ 42″ northLongitude
5.0324° or 5° 1′ 57″ eastOpen location code
8FQ772HJ+9XOpenStreetMap ID
way 1066093156OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forest
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