Château de Richelieu
The Château de Richelieu was an enormous 17th-century château built by the French clergyman, nobleman, and statesman Cardinal Richelieu in Touraine. It was demolished for building materials in 1805 and almost nothing of it remains today.Photo: Manfred Heyde, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Park
- Description: demolished château in Touraine, France
- Also known as: “Parc de Richelieu”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Notre-Dame de Richelieu and Château de la Pataudière.
Église Notre-Dame de Richelieu
Church
Photo: Picte, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Notre-Dame de Richelieu is a church, which is situated 560 metres north of Château de Richelieu.
Château de la Pataudière
Castle
Photo: Arcyon37, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Château de la Pataudière is a castle, which is situated 3½ km north of Château de Richelieu.
Église Saint-Pierre de Chaveignes
Church
Photo: Bastien.pierre, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Saint-Pierre de Chaveignes is a church, which is situated 4 km northeast of Château de Richelieu.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ceaux-en-Loudun and Maulay.
Ceaux-en-Loudun
Village
Ceaux-en-Loudun is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. Ceaux-en-Loudun is situated 7 km west of Château de Richelieu.
Maulay
Village
Maulay is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. Maulay is situated 9 km west of Château de Richelieu.
Château de Richelieu
- Categories: château, tourism, recreation area, and tourist attraction
- Location: Richelieu, Arrondissement of Chinon, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France, Europe
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Latitude
47.00766° or 47° 0′ 28″ northLongitude
0.32564° or 0° 19′ 32″ eastOpen location code
8FV2285G+37OpenStreetMap ID
way 516435098OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q2728816
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Château de Richelieu” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “黎塞留城堡”
- Dutch: “Kasteel van Richelieu”
- French: “château de Richelieu”
- French: “Château de Richelieu”
- German: “Schloss Richelieu”
- Hebrew: “שאטו רישליה”
- Irish: “château de Richelieu”
- Japanese: “リシュリュー城”
- Slovenian: “grad Richelieu”
- Spanish: “Château de Richelieu”
- Turkish: “Richelieu Şatosu”
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