Château de Villiers-le-Mahieu
The Château de Villiers-le-Mahieu is a modernised castle in the commune of Villiers-le-Mahieu in the Yvelines département of France. It was built in the 13th century and was extensively remodelled in the 17th. It is now in use as a hotel.Photo: Henrysalome, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: modernised castle in Villiers-le-Mahieu in the Yvelines département of France
- Also known as: “Château de Launay”, “Château de Villiers le Mahieu”, and “Chateau de Villiers-le-Mahieu”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Saint-Martin de Villiers-le-Mahieu and Wow Safari Thoiry.
Église Saint-Martin de Villiers-le-Mahieu
Church
Photo: Henrysalome, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Martin de Villiers-le-Mahieu is a church, which is situated 390 metres northeast of Château de Villiers-le-Mahieu.
Wow Safari Thoiry
Zoo
Photo: Vassil, Public domain.
Wow Safari Thoiry is a zoo, which is situated 2 km east of Château de Villiers-le-Mahieu.
Château de Thoiry
Castle
Photo: Henrysalome, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Château de Thoiry is a 150-hectare castle, zoo and botanical garden that was opened to the public in 1965 in the village of Thoiry, France, with gardens and a zoological park. Château de Thoiry is situated 2 km east of Château de Villiers-le-Mahieu.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thoiry and Garancières.
Thoiry
Village
Photo: Spedona, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Thoiry is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is the location of Château de Thoiry.
Garancières
Village
Photo: Henrysalome, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Garancières is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. Garancières is situated 4 km south of Château de Villiers-le-Mahieu.
La Queue-les-Yvelines
Village
Photo: Henrysalome, CC BY-SA 3.0.
La Queue-les-Yvelines is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. La Queue-les-Yvelines is situated 6 km south of Château de Villiers-le-Mahieu.
Château de Villiers-le-Mahieu
- Categories: château, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Villiers-le-Mahieu, Arrondissement of Rambouillet, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.85798° or 48° 51′ 29″ northLongitude
1.7678° or 1° 46′ 4″ eastOpen location code
8FW3VQ59+54OpenStreetMap ID
way 60667678OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q2242073
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Château de Villiers-le-Mahieu” goes by many names.
- French: “château de Villiers-le-Mahieu”
- French: “Château de Villiers-le-Mahieu”
- German: “Schloss Launay”
- Irish: “château de Villiers-le-Mahieu”
- Turkish: “Villiers-le-Mahieu Kalesi”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Parc du Château de Villiers-le-Mahieu and Bibliothèque.
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