Château de Trécesson
The Château de Trécesson is a medieval castle in the Brittany region of France. It is located in the commune of Campénéac near the Paimpont forest and on the edge of the military camp of Coëtquidan.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Castle
- Description: medival cobblestone castle built on the water surface. Bretain, France
- Also known as: “Chateau de Trecesson”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tombeau des Géants and Chapelle Saint-Jean de Campénéac.
Tombeau des Géants
Archaeological site
Photo: Raphodon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tombeau des Géants is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 km north of Château de Trécesson.
Chapelle Saint-Jean de Campénéac
Church
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Chapelle Saint-Jean de Campénéac is a church, which is situated 2 km northeast of Château de Trécesson.
Hotié de Viviane
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hotié, Hostié or Maison de Viviane, also known as Tombeau des Druides is a megalithic tomb in Paimpont, Ille-et-Vilaine, in Brittany. The Hotié de Viviane is one of the prehistoric monuments in the Forest of Brocéliande cursorily described in the 19th century, but more recently, following the fires that have periodically devastated the forest, rediscovered and excavated by local groups. Hotié de Viviane is situated 2½ km north of Château de Trécesson.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Loyat and Brocéliande.
Loyat
Village
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Loyat is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Loyat is situated 8 km west of Château de Trécesson.
Brocéliande
Photo: Inkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The forest of Brocéliande, or forest of Paimpont is located 40 km to the west of Rennes, in Ille-et-Vilaine in Brittany. It is part of the district of Brocéliande.
Saint-Malo-de-Beignon
Village
Photo: Pouet78, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Malo-de-Beignon is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Inhabitants of Saint-Malo-de-Beignon are called in French Maloins. Saint-Malo-de-Beignon is situated 9 km east of Château de Trécesson.
Château de Trécesson
- Categories: tourism, historic site, and tourist attraction
- Location: Campénéac, Arrondissement of Pontivy, Morbihan, Brittany, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.97574° or 47° 58′ 33″ northLongitude
-2.27375° or 2° 16′ 26″ westInception
15th centuryOpen location code
8CVVXPGG+7FOpenStreetMap ID
way 485761593OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=yesWikidata ID
Q2970867
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Turkish—“Château de Trécesson” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Kastell Tresaozon”
- Catalan: “Castell de Trécesson”
- Dutch: “Château de Trécesson”
- French: “chateau de Trecesson”
- French: “château de Trécesson”
- French: “Château de Trécesson”
- Italian: “castello di Trécesson”
- Italian: “Castello di Trécesson”
- Italian: “Château de Trécesson”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Trécesson”
- Portuguese: “Château de trécesson”
- Portuguese: “Château de Trécesson”
- Russian: “Замок Трекессон”
- Russian: “Трекессон”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Trecesson”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Trécesson”
- Turkish: “Trécesson Kalesi”
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Highlights include Bois de Houssas and Sainte-Apolline.
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