Tour du Foix
Tour du Foix is a tower in Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire. Tour du Foix is situated nearby to the park Jardins du Château, as well as near the church Saint Carilef’s Chapel.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Château of Blois and Amboise Hotel.
Château of Blois
Photo: Tango7174, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Royal Château of Blois is a château located in the city center of Blois, Loir-et-Cher, in the Loire Valley, France. In addition to having been the residence of the Counts of Blois and some French kings, Joan of Arc also went there by 1429 to be blessed by the Archbishop of Reims before departing with her army to drive out the English, who conquered Orléans the previous year.
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Blois
Museum
Photo: Selbymay, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Blois is a museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt and Chailles.
Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt, commonly known as Saint-Gervais, is a commune in the French department of Loir-et-Cher, administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire. Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt is situated 3 km southeast of Tour du Foix.
Chailles
Village
Photo: Havang(nl), CC0.
Chailles is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department, in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. Chailles is situated 6 km south of Tour du Foix.
Fossé
Village
Fossé is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France. Fossé is situated 6 km northwest of Tour du Foix.
Tour du Foix
- Type: Tower
- Category: building
- Location: Blois, Arrondissement of Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France, Europe
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Latitude
47.58502° or 47° 35′ 6″ northLongitude
1.33121° or 1° 19′ 52″ eastOpen location code
8FV3H8PJ+2FOpenStreetMap ID
way 766747661OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=tower
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Jardins du Château and Galerie Charles d’Orléans.
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