La Barben Castle
La Barben Castle is a castle in La Barben, Arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. La Barben Castle is situated nearby to the theme park Rocher Mistral, as well as near the church Église Saint-Sauveur de la Barben.- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: French fortified castle, ancestral home of the noble Forbin la Barben family
- Also known as: “Château de la Barben”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rocher Mistral and Église Saint-Sauveur de la Barben.
Église Saint-Sauveur de la Barben
Church
Photo: Antony118, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Saint-Sauveur de la Barben is a church, which is situated 170 metres northwest of La Barben Castle.
Zoo La Barben
Zoo
Photo: Okki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zoo La Barben is situated 580 metres southeast of La Barben Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pélissanne and Lambesc.
Pélissanne
Town
Photo: Okki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pélissanne is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. It is located just east of Salon-de-Provence, within the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis. Pélissanne is situated 4½ km west of La Barben Castle.
Lambesc
Village
Photo: Ddebos, CC BY-SA 1.0.
Lambesc is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France. Lambesc is located in the heart of Provence at the foot of the Côtes mountain range, near the Alpilles. Lambesc is situated 5 km northeast of La Barben Castle.
Saint-Cannat
Village
Photo: Okki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Cannat is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. Part of the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis, it is located just northwest of Aix-en-Provence, seat of the larger arrondissement. Saint-Cannat is situated 7 km east of La Barben Castle.
La Barben Castle
- Categories: castle, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: La Barben, Arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Latitude
43.62802° or 43° 37′ 41″ northLongitude
5.20591° or 5° 12′ 21″ eastInception
12th centuryOpen location code
8FM7J6H4+69OpenStreetMap ID
way 66340664OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q2971124
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“La Barben Castle” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Castle of La Barben”
- French: “château de la Barben”
- French: “Château de La Barben”
- German: “Burg La Barben”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Castèu de La Barbent”
- Occitan (post 1500): “La Barbent”
- Romanian: “Castelul La Barben”
- Turkish: “Barben Kalesi”
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Highlights include Marché du Rocher Mistral and Grand Hocco.
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