Grande Bretèche

Grande Bretèche is a church in Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire, Arrondissement of Tours, Centre-Val de Loire. Grande Bretèche is situated near the historic site Hôpital Auxiliaire La Petite Bretèche, as well as near Tours Tonic.

Type: Church
Denomination: Catholic
Description: convent located in Indre-et-Loire, in France
Also known as: “Chapelle de la Grande Bretèche”, “congrégation des Sœurs de Charité dominicaines de la Présentation de la Sainte Vierge de Tours”, and “sœurs de la Charité dominicaines de la Présentation de la Sainte Vierge de Tours”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Wilson Bridge and Tours municipal library.

Wilson Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Guill37, Public domain.

The Wilson Bridge, built between 1765 and 1778, is the oldest bridge in Tours. It features 15 arches and extends 434 meters across the Loire. Officially named the Wilson Bridge, it is commonly referred to by locals as the Pont de Pierre. Wilson Bridge is situated 370 metres southeast of Grande Bretèche.

Tours municipal library

Library

Photo: *j*jac, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Tours Municipal Library is a historic building registered as a monument historique in France, designed by architects Pierre Patout, Jean Dorian, and Charles Dorian. Tours municipal library is situated 660 metres southeast of Grande Bretèche.

Île Simon

Islet

Photo: Arcyon37, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Île Simon is an islet, which is situated 380 metres southwest of Grande Bretèche.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tours and Sanitas.

Tours

Photo: Pierre-Antoine Demachy, Public domain.

Tours is the largest city in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is the prefecture of the department of Indre-et-Loire. The commune of Tours had 138,668 inhabitants as of 2022 while the population of the whole metropolitan area was 526,370.