Castle of Rennes-le-Château
Castle of Rennes-le-Château is a castle in Rennes-le-Château, Arrondissement of Limoux, Occitanie. Access is restricted and requires permission. Castle of Rennes-le-Château is situated nearby to the church Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Rennes-le-Château, as well as near the museum Villa Bethania.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Villa Bethania and Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Rennes-le-Château.
Villa Bethania
Museum
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The Villa Bethania was constructed in the French village of Rennes-le-Château between 1901 and 1905 as part of the former estate of the Abbé Bérenger Saunière, in the name of his maidservant Marie Dénarnaud.
Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Rennes-le-Château
Church
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Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Rennes-le-Château is a church.
Tour Magdala
Tower
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Tour Magdala is a tower, which is situated 140 metres west of Castle of Rennes-le-Château.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Just-et-le-Bézu and Rouvenac.
Saint-Just-et-le-Bézu
Village
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Saint-Just-et-le-Bézu is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. Saint-Just-et-le-Bézu is situated 5 km south of Castle of Rennes-le-Château.
Rouvenac
Village
Photo: Tybo2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rouvenac is a former commune in the Aude department in southern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Val-du-Faby. Rouvenac is situated 10 km west of Castle of Rennes-le-Château.
Castle of Rennes-le-Château
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Castle
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Rennes-le-Château, Arrondissement of Limoux, Aude, Occitanie, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.92792° or 42° 55′ 41″ northLongitude
2.26378° or 2° 15′ 50″ eastInception
1250Open location code
8FJ4W7H7+5GOpenStreetMap ID
way 287034824OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q12350525
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In Other Languages
From Esperanto to Turkish—“Castle of Rennes-le-Château” goes by many names.
- Esperanto: “Chateau d´Hautpoul”
- Esperanto: “Kastelo Hautpoul”
- French: “Château de Rennes-le-Château”
- French: “château des Hautpoul”
- French: “Château des Hautpoul”
- Turkish: “Hautpoul Kalesi, Rennes-le-Château”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bureau d’Information Touristique Rennes-Le-Château and Roque Fumade.
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