Tour du Jeu de Ballon
Tour du Jeu de Ballon is a castle in Caux, Arrondissement of Béziers, Occitanie. Access is restricted and requires permission. Tour du Jeu de Ballon is situated nearby to the winery Domaine Bories-Jefferies, as well as near the manor estate Maison Bousquet.- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Castle
- Also known as: “Échauguette”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église de Saint-Gervais-et-Protais and Lime kiln.
Église de Saint-Gervais-et-Protais
Church
Photo: Fagairolles 34, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église de Saint-Gervais-et-Protais is a church.
Lime kiln
Industrial building
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
A lime kiln is a kiln used for the calcination of limestone to produce the form of lime called quicklime. The chemical equation for this reaction is: CaCO3 + heat → CaO + CO2 This reaction can take place at anywhere above 840 °C, but is generally considered to occur at 900 °C, but a temperature around 1,000 °C is usually used to make the reaction proceed quickly. Lime kiln is situated 2½ km east of Tour du Jeu de Ballon.
Monastère Notre-Dame de Pitié de Mougères
Monastery
Photo: Fagairolles 34, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Monastère Notre-Dame de Pitié de Mougères is a monastery, which is situated 2½ km west of Tour du Jeu de Ballon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pézenas and Montagnac.
Pézenas
Photo: Christian Ferrer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pézenas is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.
Montagnac
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Montagnac is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France. Montagnac is situated 10 km east of Tour du Jeu de Ballon.
Tour du Jeu de Ballon
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Caux, Arrondissement of Béziers, Hérault, Occitanie, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.50743° or 43° 30′ 27″ northLongitude
3.36764° or 3° 22′ 4″ eastOpen location code
8FM5G949+X3OpenStreetMap ID
way 575569256OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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