Tour aux Raines

Tour aux Raines is a historic building in Vire Normandie, Arrondissement of Vire, Normandy. Tour aux Raines is situated nearby to the garden Square du Chanoine Jean-Héroult, as well as near the museum Musée de Vire Normandie.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Musée de Vire Normandie and Hôtel de ville.

Musée de Vire Normandie

Museum

Photo: Musee vire, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Musée de Vire Normandie is a museum, which is situated 100 metres southeast of Tour aux Raines.

Hôtel de ville

Town hall

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Hôtel de ville is a town hall, which is situated 150 metres northeast of Tour aux Raines.

Porte Horloge de Vire

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Porte Horloge de Vire is situated 180 metres north of Tour aux Raines.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vire and Saint-Martin-de-Tallevende.

Vire

Photo: Ikmo-ned, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Vire is a town and a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Vire Normandie.

Saint-Martin-de-Tallevende

Village

Photo: Ikmo-ned, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Saint-Martin-de-Tallevende is a village, which is situated 2½ km west of Tour aux Raines.

Roullours is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Vire Normandie. Roullours is situated 3½ km east of Tour aux Raines.

Tour aux Raines

Type: Historic building
Categories: fortified tower, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Vire Normandie, Arrondissement of Vire, Calvados, Normandy, France, Europe
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Latitude

48.8367° or 48° 50′ 12″ north

Longitude

-0.88959° or 0° 53′ 23″ west

Inception

14th century

Open location code

8CWXR4P6+M5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 273870055

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=building

Wikidata ID

Q22964276

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Turkish—“Tour aux Raines” goes by many names.

French: “tour aux Raines”
French: “Tour aux Raines”
Turkish: “Raines Kulesi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Square du Chanoine Jean-Héroult and Tour Saint-Sauveur.

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