Hôtel de Balène
Hôtel de Balène is a castle in Figeac, Lot, Occitanie. Hôtel de Balène is situated nearby to Place Orthabadiale, as well as near the tourism office Office du tourisme de Figeac.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rosetta Stone and Hôtel de la Monnaie.
Rosetta Stone
Work of art
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The Rosetta Stone is a stele of granodiorite inscribed with three versions of a decree issued in 196 BC during the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt, on behalf of King Ptolemy V Epiphanes. Rosetta Stone is situated 270 metres north of Hôtel de Balène.
Hôtel de la Monnaie
Historic building
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Hôtel de la Monnaie is a historic building.
Champollion Museum
Museum
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The Champollion Museum is located in Figeac, Lot, France. It houses a collection devoted to Figeac's most famous son, Jean-François Champollion. It was inaugurated 19 December 1986 in the presence of President François Mitterrand and Jean Leclant, secrétaire perpétuel of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres. Champollion Museum is situated 280 metres north of Hôtel de Balène.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Figeac and Camburat.
Figeac
Town
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Figeac is a commune in the southwestern French department of Lot. Figeac is a sub-prefecture of the department.
Camburat
Village
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Camburat is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France. Camburat is situated 5 km northwest of Hôtel de Balène.
Capdenac-Gare
Village
Capdenac-Gare is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. The old village of Capdenac is directly west of Capdenac-Gare, across the river Lot. Capdenac-Gare is situated 5 km southeast of Hôtel de Balène.
Hôtel de Balène
- Type: Castle
- Also known as: “Palais Balène”
- Categories: private mansion, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Figeac, Arrondissement of Figeac, Lot, Occitanie, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.60738° or 44° 36′ 27″ northLongitude
2.03315° or 2° 1′ 59″ eastOpen location code
8FP4J24M+X7OpenStreetMap ID
way 68387526OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q22939863
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to French—“Hôtel de Balène” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Hôtel de Balène (Fijac)”
- Catalan: “Hôtel de Balène”
- French: “hôtel de Balène”
- French: “Hôtel de Balène”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Place Orthabadiale and Office du tourisme de Figeac.
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