Château de Varvasse

Château de Varvasse is a historic site in Chanonat, Arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Château de Varvasse is situated nearby to the wayside cross Croix de chemin, as well as near the building Commanderie de Chanonat.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Église Saint-Étienne de Chanonat and Prieuré des Templiers.

Église Saint-Étienne de Chanonat

Church

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Église Saint-Étienne de Chanonat is a church, which is situated 780 metres west of Château de Varvasse.

Prieuré des Templiers

Monastery

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Prieuré des Templiers is a monastery, which is situated 710 metres southwest of Château de Varvasse.

Église Saint-Julien-de-Brioude de Jussat

Church

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Église Saint-Julien-de-Brioude de Jussat is a church, which is situated 1 km north of Château de Varvasse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Le Crest and Gergovie.

Le Crest is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France. It is part of the urban area of Clermont-Ferrand. Originally, it was a market village in a rural area known for viticulture and other agricultural crops.

Gergovie

Hamlet

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Gergovie is a French village in the commune of La Roche-Blanche in the Puy-de-Dôme département, a few kilometres south of Clermont-Ferrand. It is situated at the foot of the Gergovie plateau, the official but disputed site of the Battle of Gergovia, where… Gergovie is situated 2½ km northeast of Château de Varvasse.

Gergovie plateau

Locality

The Gergovie plateau is a plateau of the Massif Central located 10 km to the south of Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, France and is named after the nearby village of Gergovie. Gergovie plateau is situated 3 km north of Château de Varvasse.

Château de Varvasse

Type: Historic site
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Chanonat, Arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude

45.69443° or 45° 41′ 40″ north

Longitude

3.10577° or 3° 6′ 21″ east

Open location code

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OpenStreetMap ID

way 310267106

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=yes

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