Vieux Château de la Vesvre
Vieux Château de la Vesvre is a castle in Rigny-sur-Arroux, Arrondissement of Charolles, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Vieux Château de la Vesvre is situated nearby to the village Rigny-sur-Arroux, as well as near the deciduous forest Les Fouriaux Prot.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rigny-sur-Arroux and Gueugnon.
Rigny-sur-Arroux
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rigny-sur-Arroux is a commune in the east-central French department of Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. The discovery in 1874 of a cache of Solutrean laurel-leaf flint points in the hamlet of Volgu, just south of the village proper, indicates that the environs of the present-day Rigny were inhabited or frequented by Paleolithic peoples around 20,000 years ago.
Gueugnon
Village
Photo: Havang(nl), CC0.
Gueugnon is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Gueugnon is situated 7 km north of Vieux Château de la Vesvre.
La Motte-Saint-Jean
Village
Photo: Mboesch, CC BY-SA 4.0.
La Motte-Saint-Jean is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. La Motte-Saint-Jean is situated 8 km southwest of Vieux Château de la Vesvre.
Vieux Château de la Vesvre
- Type: Castle
- Categories: château, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Rigny-sur-Arroux, Arrondissement of Charolles, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, Europe
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Latitude
46.53753° or 46° 32′ 15″ northLongitude
4.0442° or 4° 2′ 39″ eastOpen location code
8FR6G2QV+2MOpenStreetMap ID
way 250730488OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q2971429
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In Other Languages
From French to Irish—“Vieux Château de la Vesvre” goes by many names.
- French: “château de la Vaivre”
- French: “Château de la Vaivre”
- Irish: “château de la Vaivre”
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Highlights include La Poste and Mairie de Rigny-sur-Arroux.
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