Château de Beaucens
The Château de Beaucens, is a 14th-century ruined castle in the commune of Beaucens in the Hautes-Pyrénées département of France. The site has been transformed into a zoological park, the "Donjon des Aigles", where one may admire birds of prey in flight around the ruins of the castle, with a view over the vallée des Gaves.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Saint-Vincent de Beaucens and Église Saint-Pierre d’Artalens.
Église Saint-Vincent de Beaucens
Church
Photo: Sotos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Saint-Vincent de Beaucens is a church, which is situated 430 metres north of Château de Beaucens.
Église Saint-Pierre d’Artalens
Church
Photo: Sotos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Saint-Pierre d’Artalens is a church, which is situated 1 km east of Château de Beaucens.
Église Saint-Barthélemy d’Adast
Church
Photo: Sotos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Saint-Barthélemy d’Adast is a church, which is situated 1½ km west of Château de Beaucens.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Artalens-Souin and Adast.
Artalens-Souin
Village
Photo: Sotos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Artalens-Souin is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in southwestern France.
Adast
Village
Photo: Sotos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Adast is a village and commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in southwestern France. It is in Sent Savin valley in the Bigorre region.
Pierrefitte-Nestalas
Village
Photo: Père Igor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pierrefitte-Nestalas is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.
Château de Beaucens
- Type: Castle
- Description: 14th-century ruined castle in Beaucens, Hautes-Pyrénées, France
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Beaucens, Arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost, Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie, France, Europe
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Latitude
42.97179° or 42° 58′ 18″ northLongitude
-0.05965° or 0° 3′ 35″ westInception
14th centuryOpen location code
8CJXXWCR+P4OpenStreetMap ID
way 194775816OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q15940476
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to French—“Château de Beaucens” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Restes del castell (Beucens)”
- Catalan: “Restes del castell”
- French: “château de Beaucens”
- French: “Château de Beaucens”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Donjon des Aigles and Place du Donjon.
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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 Beaucens”. Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.