Tour de Grisset
The Tour de Grisset is the remains of a small, Gallo-Roman temple or fanum located in Fréteval, Loir-et-Cher, France. It is one of the few Gallo-Roman fana to still be standing, and perhaps the only one with its brick vault still in place.Photo: sybarite48, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Remains of a Roman temple at Fréteval (Loir-et-Cher, France)
- Also known as: “Tour de Grisset, Fréteval”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gare de Fréteval - Morée and Église Saint-Nicolas de Fréteval.
Gare de Fréteval - Morée
Railway station
Photo: Spendeau, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gare de Fréteval - Morée is a railway station, which is situated 2 km east of Tour de Grisset.
Église Saint-Nicolas de Fréteval
Church
Photo: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Nicolas de Fréteval is a church, which is situated 2 km southeast of Tour de Grisset.
Église Saint-Hilaire de Saint-Hilaire-la-Gravelle
Church
Photo: Kelson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Hilaire de Saint-Hilaire-la-Gravelle is a church, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Tour de Grisset.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Ville-aux-Clercs.
La Ville-aux-Clercs
Village
Photo: Simon de l’Ouest, CC BY-SA 4.0.
La Ville-aux-Clercs is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department in central France. La Ville-aux-Clercs is situated 8 km west of Tour de Grisset.
Tour de Grisset
- Categories: Roman temple, ancient Roman structure, Romano-Celtic temple, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Pezou, Arrondissement of Vendôme, Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France, Europe
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Latitude
47.89647° or 47° 53′ 47″ northLongitude
1.18372° or 1° 11′ 1″ eastOpen location code
8FV3V5WM+HFOpenStreetMap ID
way 221938104OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q3533349
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Tour de Grisset” goes by many names.
- French: “tour de Grisset”
- French: “Tour de Grisset”
- Turkish: “Grisset Kulesi”
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