Tour du Chesne
Tour du Chesne is a tower in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany. Tour du Chesne is situated nearby to the park Square Hyacinthe Lorette, as well as near the castle Muraille gallo-romaine.Photo: Ash Crow, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rennes Cathedral and Square Hyacinthe Lorette.
Rennes Cathedral
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Rennes Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church located in the town of Rennes, France. It has been a monument historique since 1906. The cathedral, dedicated to Saint Peter, is the seat of the Archbishop of Rennes, Dol, and Saint-Malo, previously Bishop of Rennes. Rennes Cathedral is situated 140 metres east of Tour du Chesne.
Maison de la Chouette
Government building
Photo: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Maison de la Chouette is a government building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande and Saint-Grégoire.
Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande
Town
Photo: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande is a commune of Rennes Métropole in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France. Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande is situated 4 km southwest of Tour du Chesne.
Saint-Grégoire
Town
Photo: TCY, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Grégoire is a commune in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, northwestern France. Saint-Grégoire is situated 4½ km north of Tour du Chesne.
Vezin-le-Coquet
Village
Photo: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vezin-le-Coquet is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in northwestern France. A men's prison, the Centre Penitentiaire pour Hommes de Vezin, is located within the commune. Vezin-le-Coquet is situated 5 km west of Tour du Chesne.
Tour du Chesne
- Type: Tower
- Description: tower in Rennes
- Categories: fortified tower and building
- Location: Rennes, Arrondissement of Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.11118° or 48° 6′ 40″ northLongitude
-1.68523° or 1° 41′ 7″ westOpen location code
8CWW4867+FWOpenStreetMap ID
way 43994899OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q3533061
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Satellite Map
Discover Tour du Chesne from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Breton to Turkish—“Tour du Chesne” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Tour Duchesne”
- Dutch: “tour Duchesne”
- Esperanto: “Tour Duchesne”
- French: “tour à Piron”
- French: “tour de la Vieille Monnaie”
- French: “tour du Chesne”
- French: “tour du papegaut”
- French: “tour Duchesne”
- French: “Tour Duchesne”
- Turkish: “Duchesne Kulesi”
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