Château des Rudel
The Château des Rudel is a château in Blaye, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. It was built to protect the fortified town of Blaye from possible enemy incursions and is built on a rocky spur overlooking the Gironde estuary.Photo: Pinpin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: château in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
- Also known as: “Chateau des Rudel”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cidadel of Blaye and Town hall of Blaye.
Cidadel of Blaye
Castle
Photo: Pinpin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cidadel of Blaye is a castle, which is situated 120 metres south of Château des Rudel.
Town hall of Blaye
Town hall
Photo: Havang(nl), CC0.
Town hall of Blaye is situated 430 metres southeast of Château des Rudel.
Église Saint-Romain de Blaye
Church
Photo: Jpcuvelier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Saint-Romain de Blaye is a church, which is situated 410 metres east of Château des Rudel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blaye and Saint-Ciers-de-Canesse.
Blaye
Town
Photo: Franck-fnba, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Blaye is a commune and subprefecture in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. For centuries, Blaye was a particularly convenient crossing point for those who came from the north and went to Bordeaux or further south, to Spain and Portugal.
Saint-Ciers-de-Canesse
Village
Photo: Jack ma, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Ciers-de-Canesse is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Saint-Ciers-de-Canesse is situated 7 km southeast of Château des Rudel.
Arcins
Village
Photo: Erdrokan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Arcins is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France. Arcins is situated 8 km southwest of Château des Rudel.
Château des Rudel
- Categories: château, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Blaye, Arrondissement of Blaye, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.13017° or 45° 7′ 49″ northLongitude
-0.66585° or 0° 39′ 57″ westOpen location code
8CQX48JM+3MOpenStreetMap ID
way 1193380604OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q2971554
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Château des Rudel” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Château des Rudel”
- French: “château des Rudel”
- French: “Château des Rudel”
- Greek: “Κάστρο των Ρουντέλ”
- Irish: “château des Rudel”
- Turkish: “Rudel Kalesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Porte Royale and Musée d’Archéologie et d’Histoire de Blaye.
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