Donjon de Houdan
The Donjon de Houdan is a medieval fortified tower in the commune of Houdan in the Yvelines département of France.Photo: Henrysalome, CC BY 2.5.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint-Jacques et Saint-Christophe church and Gare de Houdan.
Saint-Jacques et Saint-Christophe church
Church
Photo: Henrysalome, CC BY 2.5.
Saint-Jacques et Saint-Christophe church is situated 180 metres east of Donjon de Houdan.
Gare de Houdan
Railway station
Photo: Parisdreux, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gare de Houdan is a railway station, which is situated 800 metres north of Donjon de Houdan.
Église Saint-Pierre de Maulette
Church
Photo: Henrysalome, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Pierre de Maulette is a church, which is situated 1½ km east of Donjon de Houdan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Houdan and Berchères-sur-Vesgre.
Houdan
Village
Photo: Coyau, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Houdan is a commune of the Yvelines department 63 kilometres west of Paris in the north of France.
Berchères-sur-Vesgre
Village
Photo: Rivolion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Berchères-sur-Vesgre is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. Berchères-sur-Vesgre is situated 7 km northwest of Donjon de Houdan.
Bû
Village
Photo: GFreihalter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bû is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. Bû is situated 8 km west of Donjon de Houdan.
Donjon de Houdan
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: fortified tower
- Categories: keep, castle, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Houdan, Arrondissement of Mantes-la-Jolie, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.78929° or 48° 47′ 21″ northLongitude
1.59906° or 1° 35′ 57″ eastInception
12th centuryHeight
24 metres (79 feet)Open location code
8FW3QHQX+PJOpenStreetMap ID
way 63401778OpenStreetMap feature
building=castleOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q787233
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Donjon de Houdan” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “乌当碉楼”
- Chinese: “烏當碉樓”
- Danish: “Donjon de Houdan”
- Dutch: “Donjon de Houdan”
- French: “donjon de Houdan”
- French: “Donjon de Houdan”
- German: “Donjon (Houdan)”
- German: “Donjon”
- Swedish: “Donjon de Houdan”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Office de tourisme du pays houdanais and Place de la Tour.
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