Château de Chabannes
Château de Chabannes was an orphanage in the village of Chabannes in Vichy France where about 400 Jewish refugee children were saved from the Holocaust by efforts of its director, Félix Chevrier and other teachers.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Saint-Pierre de Saint-Pierre-de-Fursac and Dolmen de Bagnol.
Église Saint-Pierre de Saint-Pierre-de-Fursac
Church
Église Saint-Pierre de Saint-Pierre-de-Fursac is a church, which is situated 3 km southeast of Château de Chabannes.
Dolmen de Bagnol
Archaeological site
Dolmen de Bagnol is an archaeological site, which is situated 3½ km west of Château de Chabannes.
Église Saint-Étienne
Church
Église Saint-Étienne is a church, which is situated 3 km southeast of Château de Chabannes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Folles and Fromental.
Folles
Village
Martialus87, Public domain.
Folles is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department… Folles is situated 5 km south of Château de Chabannes.
Fromental
Village
Fromental is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department… Fromental is situated 6 km west of Château de Chabannes.
La Souterraine
Town
La Souterraine is a commune in the west-central French department of Creuse. La Souterraine is situated 8 km north of Château de Chabannes.
Château de Chabannes
- Castle
- Description: French orphanage that housed Jewish refugees during the Holocaust
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Latitude
46.16225° or 46° 9′ 44″ north
Longitude
1.47999° or 1° 28′ 48″ east
Open location code
8FR35F6H+VX
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From French to Romanian—“Château de Chabannes” goes by many names.
- French: “château de Chabannes”
- French: “Château de Chabannes”
- Hebrew: “טירת שאבאן”
- Romanian: “Castelul Chabannes”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Étang de Chabannes and Puy Bernard.
Nearby Places
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