Château de la Roche-Amenon
Château de la Roche-Amenon is a castle in Buxeuil, Arrondissement of Châtellerault, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Château de la Roche-Amenon is situated nearby to the river La Creuse, as well as near the village Descartes.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Saint-Pierre de Balesmes and Église Saint-Pierre de Buxeuil.
Église Saint-Pierre de Balesmes
Church
Photo: Arcyon37, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Saint-Pierre de Balesmes is a church, which is situated 1½ km east of Château de la Roche-Amenon.
Église Saint-Pierre de Buxeuil
Church
Photo: Simon de l’Ouest, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Saint-Pierre de Buxeuil is a church, which is situated 1½ km east of Château de la Roche-Amenon.
Notre-Dame de La Haye Church
Church
Photo: Arcyon37, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Notre-Dame de La Haye is a former parish church in the town of Descartes, in the French department of Indre-et-Loire. The church, a former castral chapel founded in the Romanesque period but enlarged in the Gothic style, became a parish church. Notre-Dame de La Haye Church is situated 3 km southeast of Château de la Roche-Amenon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Descartes and Les Ormes.
Descartes
Village
Photo: Jean-Charles GUILLO, Public domain.
Descartes is a large village and commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. It is approximately 29 kilometers east of Richelieu and about 48 kilometers east of Loudun, on the banks of the Creuse River, near the border of the French department of Vienne, and the border of the region between Centre-Val de Loire and Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Descartes is situated 3½ km east of Château de la Roche-Amenon.
Les Ormes
Village
Photo: Havang(nl), CC0.
Les Ormes is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. Château des Ormes, once the seat of Marc-Pierre de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson, Minister of War for Louis XV, is located in the commune. Les Ormes is situated 4 km west of Château de la Roche-Amenon.
Port-de-Piles
Village
Photo: Havang(nl), CC0.
Port-de-Piles is a commune in the Vienne department and the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, western France. Port-de-Piles is situated 5 km northwest of Château de la Roche-Amenon.
Château de la Roche-Amenon
- Type: Castle
- Categories: château, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Buxeuil, Arrondissement of Châtellerault, Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
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Latitude
46.98274° or 46° 58′ 58″ northLongitude
0.6563° or 0° 39′ 23″ eastOpen location code
8FR2XMM4+3GOpenStreetMap ID
way 89031922OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q22955827
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In Other Languages
“Château de la Roche-Amenon” goes by many names.
- French: “château de la Roche-Amenon”
- French: “Château de la Roche-Amenon”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include La Creuse and Centre d’incendie et de secours de Descartes.
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