Île du Talus

Île du Talus is an islet in Vernon, Arrondissement of Les Andelys, Normandy. Île du Talus is situated nearby to the bridge Pont Clemenceau (Vernon), as well as near the watermill Le Vieux-Moulin.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Château des Tourelles and Pont Clemenceau (Vernon).

Château des Tourelles

Castle

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The Château des Tourelles is a castle in the commune of Vernon in the Eure département of France. The castle originated in 1196, when Philippe Auguste, fighting against the king of England, Richard the Lionheart, for possession of Normandy, seized Vernon and made the town a military base. Château des Tourelles is situated 190 metres north of Île du Talus.

Pont Clemenceau (Vernon)

Bridge

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Pont Clemenceau (Vernon) is a bridge.

Le Vieux-Moulin

Watermill

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The Vieux-Moulin of Vernon is a former watermill built upon the remains of a medieval bridge in the Eure department of the Normandy region, France. The iconic half-timbered house stands on two piers of the former 12th-century bridge spanning the Seine and is considered the primary landmark of the city. Le Vieux-Moulin is situated 120 metres northeast of Île du Talus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint-Marcel and Giverny.

Saint-Marcel

Village

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Saint-Marcel is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy in northern France. Saint-Marcel is situated 3 km west of Île du Talus.

Giverny

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Giverny is a small French village 80 km to the north-west of the capital city Paris, within the valley of the river Seine and the northern region of Upper Normandy.

Port-Villez

Village

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Port-Villez is a former commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Notre-Dame-de-la-Mer. Port-Villez is situated 4½ km southeast of Île du Talus.

Île du Talus

Type: Islet
Also known as: “Île Maurice”
Categories: river island, forest, locality, and landform
Location: Vernon, Arrondissement of Les Andelys, Eure, Normandy, France, Europe
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Latitude

49.09655° or 49° 5′ 48″ north

Longitude

1.48747° or 1° 29′ 15″ east

Open location code

8FX33FWP+JX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 24448211

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=forest

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

Wikidata ID

Q56305698

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In Other Languages

“Île du Talus” goes by many names.

French: “Île du Talus”

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Highlights include Old Bridge and Yacht-Club de Vernon.

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