Château de Thorens
The Château de Thorens is a castle in the commune of Thorens-Glières in the Haute-Savoie département of France. It is accessible from the north-east of Annecy by a road of about 20 km, going up to the plateau of Glières.- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Thorens-Glières, Haute-Savoie, France
- Also known as: “Château de Sales” and “Chateau de Thorens”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chapelle Saint-François de Sales and Église Saint-Maurice-et-Saint-François-de-Sales de Thorens-Glières.
Chapelle Saint-François de Sales
Chapel
Photo: Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0.
Chapelle Saint-François de Sales is situated 230 metres east of Château de Thorens.
Église Saint-Maurice-et-Saint-François-de-Sales de Thorens-Glières
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Saint-Maurice-et-Saint-François-de-Sales de Thorens-Glières is a church, which is situated 750 metres northwest of Château de Thorens.
Église Saint-Maurice d’Aviernoz
Church
Photo: B-noa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Saint-Maurice d’Aviernoz is a church, which is situated 3 km southwest of Château de Thorens.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Villaz and Nâves-Parmelan.
Villaz
Village
Photo: Lcs74, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Villaz is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. Villaz is situated 7 km southwest of Château de Thorens.
Nâves-Parmelan
Village
Photo: JL, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nâves-Parmelan is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. Nâves-Parmelan is situated 8 km southwest of Château de Thorens.
La Roche-sur-Foron
Town
Photo: B-noa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
La Roche-sur-Foron is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. It is located about 23 km southeast of Geneva, Switzerland. La Roche-sur-Foron station has rail connections to Lyon, Annecy, Saint-Gervais and Geneva. La Roche-sur-Foron is situated 9 km northeast of Château de Thorens.
Château de Thorens
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Fillière, Arrondissement of Annecy, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.9936° or 45° 59′ 37″ northLongitude
6.25558° or 6° 15′ 20″ eastOpen location code
8FQ8X7V4+C6OpenStreetMap ID
way 87005003OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q1649901
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Western Panjabi—“Château de Thorens” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Château de Thorens”
- French: “château de Thorens-Glières”
- French: “chateau de Thorens”
- French: “château de Thorens”
- French: “Château de Thorens”
- Irish: “Château de Thorens”
- Italian: “castello di Thorens”
- Italian: “Castello di Thorens”
- Russian: “Замок Торан”
- Turkish: “Thorens Kalesi”
- Western Panjabi: “شتو سیلز”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Thorens-Glières and Mairie de Thorens-Glières.
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