Chinon Nuclear Power Plant
The Chinon Nuclear Power Plant is near the town of Avoine in the Indre et Loire département, on the river Loire in central France. The power station has seven reactors, of which three have been closed.Photo: Duch.gege, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: nuclear power plant in France
- Also known as: “Centre Nucléaire de Production d’Electricité de Chinon”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Château des Réaux and Gare de Port-Boulet.
Château des Réaux
Castle
Photo: Manfred Heyde, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Château des Réaux is a French medieval castle located in the commune Chouzé-sur-Loire in the Indre-et-Loire department in the Centre-Val de Loire region. It has been listed as a historic monument since 1930. Château des Réaux is situated 3 km northwest of Chinon Nuclear Power Plant.
Gare de Port-Boulet
Railway station
Photo: Cramos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gare de Port-Boulet is a railway station, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Chinon Nuclear Power Plant.
Château de Détilly
Castle
Photo: OpesMentis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Château de Détilly is a castle, which is situated 3 km south of Chinon Nuclear Power Plant.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil and Loire Valley.
Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil
Village
Photo: Arcyon37, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. This village is in the Loire Valley, in the midst of many castles, such as Chenonceaux, Villandry, etc. Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil is situated 7 km northwest of Chinon Nuclear Power Plant.
Loire Valley
The Loire Valley, spanning 280 kilometres, is a valley located in the middle stretch of the Loire river in central France, in both the administrative regions Pays de la Loire and Centre-Val de Loire.
Chinon
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chinon is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department, Centre-Val de Loire, France. The traditional province around Chinon, Touraine, became a favorite resort of French kings and their nobles beginning in the late 15th and early 16th centuries.
Chinon Nuclear Power Plant
- Categories: nuclear power plant, industry, and tourism
- Location: Avoine, Arrondissement of Chinon, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France, Europe
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Latitude
47.2283° or 47° 13′ 42″ northLongitude
0.17146° or 0° 10′ 17″ eastInception
1964Operator
Électricité de FranceOpen location code
8FV265HC+8HOpenStreetMap ID
way 235386452OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q1735581
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Ukrainian—“Chinon Nuclear Power Plant” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Kreizenn nukleel Chinon”
- Chinese: “希农核电站”
- Czech: “Jaderná elektrárna Chinon”
- Dutch: “Kerncentrale Chinon”
- French: “centrale nucléaire de Chinon”
- French: “Centrale nucléaire de Chinon”
- French: “centre nucléaire de production d’électricité de Chinon”
- French: “CNPE de Chinon”
- German: “Kernkraftwerk Chinon”
- Hungarian: “Chinon atomerőmű”
- Italian: “centrale nucleare di Chinon”
- Italian: “Centrale nucleare di Chinon”
- Japanese: “シノン原子力発電所”
- Luxembourgish: “Atomzentral vu Chinon”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Chinon kjernekraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Chinon kjernekraftverk”
- Persian: “نیروگاه هستهای چاینون”
- Polish: “Elektrownia jądrowa Chinon”
- Russian: “АЭС Шинон”
- Ukrainian: “АЕС Шинон”
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