Château Moncade
The Château Moncade is a ruined castle in the commune of Orthez in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département of France.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: ruined castle
- Also known as: “Chateau Moncade”, “Tour Moncade”, and “Vestiges du château Moncade”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Saint-Pierre d’Orthez and Orthez station.
Église Saint-Pierre d’Orthez
Church
Église Saint-Pierre d’Orthez is a church, which is situated 510 metres southwest of Château Moncade.
Orthez station
Railway station
Photo: TGV 49, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The gare d'Orthez is a railway station in Orthez, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The station is located on the Toulouse - Bayonne railway line. The station is served by TGV, Intercités de Nuit, Intercités and TER services operated by the SNCF. Orthez station is situated 1 km south of Château Moncade.
Maison de Jeanne d’Albret
Museum
Photo: JacquesLavignotte, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Maison de Jeanne d’Albret is a museum, which is situated 570 metres southwest of Château Moncade.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Orthez and Sainte-Suzanne.
Orthez
Town
Orthez is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, and region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. It lies 40 km NW of Pau on the Southern railway to Bayonne.
Sainte-Suzanne
Hamlet
Photo: Peter17, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sainte-Suzanne is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Château Moncade.
Biron
Village
Photo: France64160, CC0.
Biron is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in southwestern France. Biron is situated 3½ km southeast of Château Moncade.
Château Moncade
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Orthez, Arrondissement of Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
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Latitude
43.49196° or 43° 29′ 31″ northLongitude
-0.77° or 0° 46′ 12″ westInception
1273Open location code
8CMXF6RJ+Q2OpenStreetMap ID
way 62581033OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q5118693
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Satellite Map
Discover Château Moncade from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Basque to Western Panjabi—“Château Moncade” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Montcada dorrea”
- Chinese: “蒙卡德城堡”
- Dutch: “Château Moncade”
- French: “château de Moncade”
- French: “Château de Moncade”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Castèth de Montcada”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Tor de Montcada”
- Quechua: “Montcadapa pukaran”
- Turkish: “Moncade Kalesi”
- Western Panjabi: “شتو مونکاڈ”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Local Jeune and Salle de la Poustelle.
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