Tour de Porchères
Tour de Porchères is a tower in Saint-Michel-l’Observatoire, Arrondissement of Forcalquier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Tour de Porchères is situated nearby to Ancienne Carrière de Meules, as well as near the village Mane.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: R.Saltarelli, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Château de Sauvan and Pont sur la Laye.
Château de Sauvan
Castle
Photo: Marianne Casamance, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Château de Sauvan is an 18th-century French manor located in the commune of Mane, near Forcalquier in the Department Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in France. Château de Sauvan is situated 1½ km east of Tour de Porchères.
Pont sur la Laye
Photo: Serge Robert, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Pont sur la Laye or Pont roman de Mane is an old stone arch bridge across the stream Laye in the French Provence close to the town Mane. Pont sur la Laye is situated 2 km northeast of Tour de Porchères.
Windmill in Saint-Michel-l’Observatoire
Photo: Marianne Casamance, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Windmill in Saint-Michel-l’Observatoire is situated 1½ km southwest of Tour de Porchères.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mane and Dauphin.
Mane
Village
Photo: Marianne Casamance, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mane is a commune in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. It lies near Forcalquier. It was the birthplace of Louis Feuillée and the 18th-century botanist Jean-Paul de Rome d'Ardène. Mane is situated 3 km northeast of Tour de Porchères.
Dauphin
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dauphin is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. Michèle Bertin was reelected mayor of Dauphin in 2020. Dauphin is situated 4 km southeast of Tour de Porchères.
Lincel
Hamlet
Photo: Lubman04, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lincel is a hamlet, which is situated 4 km southwest of Tour de Porchères.
Tour de Porchères
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Categories: tower, building, and tourism
- Location: Saint-Michel-l’Observatoire, Arrondissement of Forcalquier, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Latitude
43.9158° or 43° 54′ 57″ northLongitude
5.74193° or 5° 44′ 31″ eastOpen location code
8FM7WP8R+8QOpenStreetMap ID
way 153394254OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q3533423
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In Other Languages
From French to Slovak—“Tour de Porchères” goes by many names.
- French: “tour de Porchères”
- French: “Tour de Porchères”
- Slovak: “Tour de Porchères”
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Highlights include Ancienne Carrière de Meules and Planétarium.
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