Château des Tourelles
The Château des Tourelles is a castle in the commune of Vernon in the Eure département of France. The castle originated in 1196, when Philippe Auguste, fighting against the king of England, Richard the Lionheart, for possession of Normandy, seized Vernon and made the town a military base.Photo: Spedona, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: French castle in the commune of Vernon, Eure
- Also known as: “Château de Vernonnet” and “Chateau des Tourelles”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Old Bridge and Le Vieux-Moulin.
Le Vieux-Moulin
Watermill
Photo: Spedona, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Vieux-Moulin of Vernon is a former watermill built upon the remains of a medieval bridge in the Eure department of the Normandy region, France. The iconic half-timbered house stands on two piers of the former 12th-century bridge spanning the Seine and is considered the primary landmark of the city.
Île du Talus
Islet
Photo: Pablo altes, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Île du Talus is an islet, which is situated 190 metres south of Château des Tourelles.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Marcel and Giverny.
Saint-Marcel
Village
Photo: Theoliane, Public domain.
Saint-Marcel is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy in northern France. Saint-Marcel is situated 3 km west of Château des Tourelles.
Giverny
Giverny is a small French village 80 km to the north-west of the capital city Paris, within the valley of the river Seine and the northern region of Upper Normandy.
Port-Mort
Village
Photo: Giogo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Port-Mort is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy in northern France. Port-Mort is situated 9 km northwest of Château des Tourelles.
Château des Tourelles
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Vernon, Arrondissement of Les Andelys, Eure, Normandy, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.09815° or 49° 5′ 53″ northLongitude
1.48847° or 1° 29′ 19″ eastInception
13th centuryHeight
20 metres (66 feet)Open location code
8FX33FXQ+79OpenStreetMap ID
way 126324051OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q2738641
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Western Panjabi—“Château des Tourelles” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Шато де Турел”
- Dutch: “Château des Tourelles”
- French: “chateau des Tourelles”
- French: “château des Tourelles”
- French: “Château des Tourelles”
- German: “Schloss Tourelles”
- Italian: “Castello di tourelles”
- Italian: “Castello di Tourelles”
- Italian: “Chateau des Tourelles”
- Italian: “Château des Tourelles”
- Portuguese: “Castelo das Torretas”
- Portuguese: “Château des Tourelles”
- Turkish: “Tourelles Şatosu”
- Western Panjabi: “شتو ٹوریلس”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Yacht-Club de Vernon and Circonscription d’inspection du 1er degré de Vernon.
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