Alco Castle
Alco Castle is a government building in Montpellier, Hérault, Occitanie. Alco Castle is situated nearby to the government office Conseil départemental, as well as near the park Parc d’Alco.Photo: Vpe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Montpellier Business School and Église du Saint-Esprit de Montpellier.
Montpellier Business School
College
Montpellier Business School is a French business school located in Montpellier. Founded in 1897 by the Montpellier Chamber of Commerce and Industry, this Grande école is one of the oldest of the French Écoles Supérieures de Commerce. Montpellier Business School is situated 490 metres southwest of Alco Castle.
Église du Saint-Esprit de Montpellier
Church
Photo: Vpe, Public domain.
Église du Saint-Esprit de Montpellier is a church, which is situated 400 metres east of Alco Castle.
Château d’O
Arts center
Photo: Vpe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Château d'O, also known as Domaine d'O, is one of the chateaux, old country mansions or follies, built by wealthy merchants, from the 18th century onwards, surrounding the French city of Montpellier. Château d’O is situated 1 km north of Alco Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Celleneuve and Antigone.
Celleneuve
Neighborhood
Photo: Vpe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Celleneuve is a part of Mosson neighbourhood, in the West of the city of Montpellier, Hérault, France. The place name can be translated as new cellar. It first appeared in Aniane's cartulary, written in 799, where it is mentioned that Benedict of Aniane created a priory, called Cella nova on the soil of Juvignac, even before the city of Montpellier was founded.
Antigone
Neighborhood
Antigone is a neighbourhood of Montpellier, France, east of the city centre. It is best known for its architectural design by Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura. Antigone is situated 4½ km east of Alco Castle.
Montferrier-sur-Lez
Village
Photo: Sapin88, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Montferrier-sur-Lez is a commune in the Hérault department in Occitanie in southern France. Montferrier-sur-Lez is situated 5 km north of Alco Castle.
Alco Castle
- Type: Government building
- Description: field and historic urban building
- Categories: château, Montpellier follies, and building
- Location: Montpellier, Arrondissement of Montpellier, Hérault, Occitanie, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.62357° or 43° 37′ 25″ northLongitude
3.83786° or 3° 50′ 16″ eastHeight
12 metres (39 feet)Open location code
8FM5JRFQ+C4OpenStreetMap ID
way 76015819OpenStreetMap feature
building=governmentWikidata ID
Q2968051
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Alco Castle” goes by many names.
- French: “château d’Alco”
- French: “Château d’Alco”
- Irish: “château d’Alco”
- Spanish: “castillo de Alco”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Alco”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Conseil départemental and Parc d’Alco.
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