Château de Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
Château de Fontaine-de-Vaucluse is a ruins in Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, Arrondissement of Avignon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Château de Fontaine-de-Vaucluse is situated nearby to the pitch Stade de slalom Canoë-kayak, as well as near the museum Moulin à Papier.Photo: Okki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Musée Pétrarque and Fontaine de Vaucluse.
Musée Pétrarque
Museum
Photo: Véronique PAGNIER, Public domain.
Musée Pétrarque is a museum, which is situated 140 metres northwest of Château de Fontaine-de-Vaucluse.
Fontaine de Vaucluse
Spring
Photo: Kremtak, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Fontaine de Vaucluse is a karst spring in the commune of Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, France. It is the largest karst spring in metropolitan France by flow and fifth largest in the world, with an annual output of 630,000,000 to 700,000,000 cubic metres of water.
Écomusée des Santons
Museum
Photo: Véronique PAGNIER, Public domain.
Écomusée des Santons is a museum, which is situated 160 metres north of Château de Fontaine-de-Vaucluse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fontaine-de-Vaucluse and Saumane-de-Vaucluse.
Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fontaine-de-Vaucluse is a commune in the southeastern French department of Vaucluse. Its name comes from the spring of the same name; the name Vaucluse itself comes from the Latin phrase vallis clausa or "closed valley".
Saumane-de-Vaucluse
Village
Photo: KoS, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saumane-de-Vaucluse is a commune in the southeastern French department of Vaucluse. As of 2023, the population of the commune was 886. It was the boyhood home of the Marquis de Sade. Saumane-de-Vaucluse is situated 2½ km northwest of Château de Fontaine-de-Vaucluse.
Lagnes
Village
Photo: Ampon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lagnes is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Lagnes is situated 3 km south of Château de Fontaine-de-Vaucluse.
Château de Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
- Type: Ruins
- Also known as: “Château Pétrarque”
- Categories: castle ruin, castle, building, and historic site
- Location: Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, Arrondissement of Avignon, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Latitude
43.92084° or 43° 55′ 15″ northLongitude
5.12969° or 5° 7′ 47″ eastOpen location code
8FM7W4CH+8VOpenStreetMap ID
way 80011884OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q22919130
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Château de Fontaine-de-Vaucluse” goes by many names.
- French: “château de Fontaine-de-Vaucluse”
- French: “Château de Vaucluse”
- French: “Château des évêques de Cavaillon”
- German: “Burg der Bischöfe von Cavaillon”
- German: “Burg Fontaine-de-Vaucluse”
- Turkish: “Fontaine-de-Vaucluse Kalesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Stade de slalom Canoë-kayak and Moulin à Papier.
Nearby Places
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