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.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rennes Cathedral and Square Hyacinthe Lorette.

Rennes Cathedral

Church

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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.

Square Hyacinthe Lorette

Park

Photo: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Square Hyacinthe Lorette is a park.

Maison de la Chouette

Government building

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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

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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

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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

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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″ north

Longitude

-1.68523° or 1° 41′ 7″ west

Open location code

8CWW4867+FW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 43994899

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=tower

Wikidata ID

Q3533061

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Satellite Map

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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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Highlights include Muraille gallo-romaine and Promenades des Remparts.

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