Commarque Castle
The Château de Commarque is a hillside castle located between Sarlat and Les Eyzies, in the commune of Les Eyzies in the Dordogne department in southern France. It stands on a rocky outcrop in the valley of the river La Beune in the Vézère valley region.Photo: JGS25, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: castle
- Also known as: “Chateau de Commarque” and “Château de Commarque”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Comarque Cave and Cap Blanc rock shelter.
Cap Blanc rock shelter
Cave
The abri de Cap Blanc is a prehistoric limestone rock shelter with Magdalenian animal sculptures. It is in the Marquay commune on the right bank of the Beune River, a few kilometers west of Les Eyzies, in Dordogne. Cap Blanc rock shelter is situated 560 metres northwest of Commarque Castle.
Bernifal cave
Cave
Photo: Thilo Parg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bernifal cave is situated 3 km southwest of Commarque Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sireuil and Tamniès.
Tamniès
Village
Photo: MOSSOT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tamniès is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Tamniès is situated 4½ km northeast of Commarque Castle.
Peyzac-le-Moustier
Village
Photo: Père Igor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Peyzac-le-Moustier is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is known for the nearby archeological site of Le Moustier, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Peyzac-le-Moustier is situated 6 km north of Commarque Castle.
Commarque Castle
- Categories: castle, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Marquay, Arrondissement of Sarlat-la-Canéda, Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
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Latitude
44.9418° or 44° 56′ 31″ northLongitude
1.10174° or 1° 6′ 6″ eastInception
12th centuryOpen location code
8FP3W4R2+PMOpenStreetMap ID
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building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q1516747
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Western Panjabi—“Commarque Castle” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Замак Камарк”
- Bulgarian: “Комарк”
- Catalan: “castell de Commarque”
- Dutch: “Château de Commarque”
- Dutch: “Kasteel van Commarque”
- Esperanto: “Kastelo de Commarque”
- French: “chateau de Commarque”
- French: “château de Commarque”
- French: “Château de Commarque”
- French: “Commarque”
- German: “Burg Commarque”
- German: “Chateau de Commarque”
- German: “Château de Commarque”
- German: “Schloss Commarque”
- Hebrew: “טירת קומארק”
- Irish: “Château de Commarque”
- Portuguese: “Château de Commarque”
- Romanian: “Castelul Commarque”
- Russian: “Замок Коммарк”
- Russian: “Коммарк”
- Slovak: “Zámok Commarque”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Commarque”
- Turkish: “Commarque Kalesi”
- Ukrainian: “Замок Коммарк”
- Welsh: “Château de Commarque”
- Western Panjabi: “شتو کومارک”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Laussel and L’Abri du Cap Blanc.
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