Château du Fou
The Château du Fou is a castle in the commune of Vouneuil-sur-Vienne in the Vienne département of France.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Réserve naturelle nationale du Pinail and Menhir de Pierrefitte.
Réserve naturelle nationale du Pinail
Nature reserve
Photo: Regissierra, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Réserve naturelle nationale du Pinail is a nature reserve.
Menhir de Pierrefitte
Archaeological site
Photo: Liberliger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Menhir de Pierrefitte is an archaeological site, which is situated 4 km west of Château du Fou.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Cyr and Monthoiron.
Saint-Cyr
Village
Photo: Havang(nl), CC0.
Saint-Cyr is a former commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Beaumont Saint-Cyr. Saint-Cyr is situated 4½ km west of Château du Fou.
Monthoiron
Village
Photo: Gonetofrance, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Monthoiron is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. Monthoiron is situated 9 km east of Château du Fou.
Château du Fou
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Vouneuil-sur-Vienne, Arrondissement of Châtellerault, Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
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Latitude
46.71965° or 46° 43′ 11″ northLongitude
0.50949° or 0° 30′ 34″ eastOpen location code
8FR2PG95+VQOpenStreetMap ID
way 794417227OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q2971682
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In Other Languages
“Château du Fou” goes by many names.
- French: “chateau du Fou”
- French: “château du Fou”
- French: “Château du Fou”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bataille de Poitiers (732) and Bataille de Poitiers de 732.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Château du Fou”. Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.