Château de Pirou
The Château de Pirou is a castle in the commune of Pirou, in the département of Manche, France. The castle was initially built of wood, then of stone in the 12th century and belonged to the lords of Pirou.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Pirou, France
- Also known as: “Chateau de Pirou”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chapelle Saint-Michel de Pirou and Église Saint-Martin de Pirou.
Chapelle Saint-Michel de Pirou
Church
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Chapelle Saint-Michel de Pirou is a church, which is situated 1½ km northwest of Château de Pirou.
Église Saint-Martin de Pirou
Church
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Église Saint-Martin de Pirou is a church, which is situated 2½ km north of Château de Pirou.
Église Saint-Samson de Geffosses
Church
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Église Saint-Samson de Geffosses is a church, which is situated 3½ km south of Château de Pirou.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pirou and Geffosses.
Pirou
Village
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Pirou is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. It is around 50 km south of Cherbourg and 90 km west of Caen. The inhabitants are called Pirouais.
Geffosses
Village
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Geffosses is a commune in the Manche department in north-western France. Geffosses is situated 3½ km south of Château de Pirou.
Créances
Village
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Créances is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. Créances is situated 4½ km north of Château de Pirou.
Château de Pirou
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Pirou, Arrondissement of Coutances, Manche, Normandy, France, Europe
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Latitude
49.16158° or 49° 9′ 42″ northLongitude
-1.57352° or 1° 34′ 25″ westOpen location code
8CXW5C6G+JHOpenStreetMap ID
way 167817618OpenStreetMap feature
building=castleOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q1013503
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Château de Pirou” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Château de Pirou”
- French: “château de Pirou”
- French: “Château de Pirou”
- German: “Burg Pirou”
- German: “Château de Pirou”
- Italian: “castello di Pirou”
- Italian: “Castello di Pirou”
- Spanish: “Château de Pirou”
- Spanish: “Hôtel du Charriol”
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Notable Places Nearby
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Château de Pirou”. Photo: Selbymay, CC BY-SA 4.0.