Château de Calmont d’Olt
The Château de Calmont d'Olt is a castle situated 187 metres higher than the village of d'olt, in the Aveyron département in the commune of Espalion. Perched atop a basalt dyke at an altitude of 535 m, it overlooks the town of Espalion and the valley of the Lot.Photo: Rinaldum, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castel located in Aveyron, in France
- Also known as: “Château de Calmont-d’Olt”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Saint-Michel de Calmont d’Olt and Musée du Rouergue.
Église Saint-Michel de Calmont d’Olt
Church
Photo: Père Igor, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Saint-Michel de Calmont d’Olt is a church, which is situated 250 metres southeast of Château de Calmont d’Olt.
Musée du Rouergue
Museum
Photo: Père Igor, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Musée du Rouergue is a museum, which is situated 730 metres northeast of Château de Calmont d’Olt.
Ancienne église Saint-Jean-Baptiste d’Espalion
Museum
Photo: Père Igor, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ancienne église Saint-Jean-Baptiste d’Espalion is a museum, which is situated 1 km northeast of Château de Calmont d’Olt.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Espalion and Saint-Côme-d’Olt.
Espalion
Village
Photo: HAF 932, Public domain.
Espalion is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. The architectural heritage of the commune includes seven buildings protected as historical monuments: the chapel of Perse, classified in 1862, the Old Bridge, classified in 1888, the…
Saint-Côme-d’Olt
Village
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint-Côme-d'Olt is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. It is one of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France. Saint-Côme-d’Olt is situated 5 km east of Château de Calmont d’Olt.
Bozouls
Village
Photo: Xulin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bozouls is a commune in the southern French department of Aveyron. It is located on Route Maquis de Jean Pierre, 23 kilometers northeast of Rodez. It sits on the edge of a gorge created by the river Dourdou de Conques. Bozouls is situated 6 km southwest of Château de Calmont d’Olt.
Château de Calmont d’Olt
- Categories: castle ruin, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Espalion, Arrondissement of Rodez, Aveyron, Occitanie, France, Europe
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Latitude
44.51786° or 44° 31′ 4″ northLongitude
2.75272° or 2° 45′ 10″ eastInception
11th centuryOpen location code
8FP4GQ93+43OpenStreetMap ID
way 1469586823OpenStreetMap feature
building=noOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q2968742
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Château de Calmont d’Olt” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Vestigis del castell i de la capella de Calmont-d’Olt (Espaliu)”
- Catalan: “Vestigis del castell i de la capella de Calmont-d’Olt”
- Chinese: “洛特河畔卡尔蒙城堡”
- Czech: “Calmont d’Olt”
- Czech: “Château de Calmont d’Olt”
- Dutch: “Château de Calmont d’Olt”
- French: “Calmont d’Olt”
- French: “château d’Espalion”
- French: “chateau de Calmont d’Olt”
- French: “château de Calmont d’Olt”
- French: “Château de Calmont d’Olt”
- Turkish: “Calmont d’Olt Kalesi”
- “Calmont d’Olt”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gendarmerie - Brigade d’Espalion and Jardin de l’Europe.
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