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List Of Châteaux In France
This list of châteaux in France is arranged by Regions of France, region. The French word ''château'' (; plural: ''châteaux'') has a wider meaning than the English ''castle'': it includes architectural entities that are properly called palaces, mansions or vineyards in English. List of former regions * List of châteaux in Eure-et-Loir * Châteaux of the Loire Valley See also * List of castles * List of castles in France {{DEFAULTSORT:List of chateaux in France Châteaux in France, Lists of buildings and structures in France, Châteaux ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Château
A château (, ; plural: châteaux) is a manor house, or palace, or residence of the lord of the manor, or a fine country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally, and still most frequently, in French-speaking regions. Nowadays, a ''château'' may be any stately residence built in a French style; the term is additionally often used for a winegrower's estate, especially in the Bordeaux region of France. Definition The word château is a French word that has entered the English language, where its meaning is more specific than it is in French. The French word ''château'' denotes buildings as diverse as a medieval fortress, a Renaissance palace and a fine 19th-century country house. Care should therefore be taken when translating the French word ''château'' into English, noting the nature of the building in question. Most French châteaux are "palaces" or fine " country houses" rather than "castles", and for these, the word "château" is appropr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Châteaux In The Île-de-France
Paris * Château de Bagatelle * Château de Bagnolet Ruined * Bastille Ruined * Conciergerie Accessible * Louvre Palace Accessible * Palais du Luxembourg Accessible * Château de Madrid Ruined * Château de la Muette * Palais-Royal Accessible * Château de Reuilly Ruined * Maison du Temple Ruined * Château de la Tournelle Ruined * Palais des Tuileries Ruined Seine-et-Marne * Château d'Aunoy, Champeaux * Château de Blandy-les-Tours, Blandy Accessible * Château des Boulayes, Châtres * Château de Bourron, Bourron-Marlotte. Accessible * Château de Brie-Comte-Robert, Brie-Comte-Robert Accessible * Château de Brou, Brou-sur-Chantereine Accessible * Château de By, Thomery, place of death of Rosa Bonheur, French painter * Château de Champgueffier, La Chapelle-Iger Accessible * Château de Champs-sur-Marne, Champs-sur-Marne Accessible * Château de La Chapelle, La Chapelle-Gauthier * Château de Diant, Diant * Château d'Égreville, Égreville * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Châteaux In Franche-Comté
This is the list of châteaux, which are located in Franche-Comté. Doubs (département), Doubs *Château des Archevêques, in Etalans *Château de Belvoir, in Belvoir, Doubs, Belvoir *Citadelle de Besançon, in Besançon *Château de Bournel, in Cubry *Château de Chalamont, in Villers-sous-Chalamont *Château de Charencey, in Chenecey-Buillon *Château de Château de Châteauvieux, in Châteauvieux-les-Fossés *Château de Montbéliard, Château de Châtel Derrière and Château des ducs de Wurtemberg, in Montbéliard *Château de Cléron, in Cléron *Château de Corcondray, in Corcondray *Château de Durnes, in Durnes *Château de Fertans, in Fertans *Château de Fourg, in Fourg *Château de Franois, in Franois *Château de Goux les Usiers, in Goux-les-Usiers *Château de Joux, in Joux *Château de Montby, in Gondenans-Montby *Château du Désert, in Maîche *Château de Mérode, in Maîche *Château de Montalembert, in Maîche *Château de l'Hermitage, in Mancenans-Lize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limousin
Limousin (; ) is a former administrative region of southwest-central France. Named after the old province of Limousin, the administrative region was founded in 1960. It comprised three departments: Corrèze, Creuse, and Haute-Vienne. On 1 January 2016, it became part of the new administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Situated mostly in the west side of south-central French Massif Central, Limousin had (in 2010) 742,770 inhabitants spread out on nearly , making it the least populated region of metropolitan France. Forming part of the southwest of the country, Limousin was bordered by the regions of Centre-Val de Loire to the north, Auvergne to the east, Midi-Pyrénées to the south, Aquitaine to the southwest, and Poitou-Charentes to the west. Limousin was also part of the larger historical Occitania region. Population The population of Limousin was aging and, until 1999, was declining. The department of Creuse had the oldest population of any in France. Between ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Limousin
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Languedoc-Roussillon
Languedoc-Roussillon (; ; ) is a former regions of France, administrative region of France. On 1 January 2016, it joined with the region of Midi-Pyrénées to become Occitania (administrative region), Occitania. It comprised five departments of France, departments, and bordered the other French regions of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Rhône-Alpes, Auvergne, Midi-Pyrénées towards the north, and Spain, Andorra and the Mediterranean Sea towards the south. It was the southernmost region of mainland France. Toponymy The first part of the name of the province of Languedoc-Roussillon comes from the French ("language of "), and is also a Languedoc, historical region. In southern France, the word for ''yes'' was the Occitan language word . Prior to the 16th century, the central area of France was referred to as , there the word for ''yes'' was in Old French, later becoming . These old place names referred to the areas where Occitan and Old French were spoken. The Edict of Villers- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Languedoc-Roussillon
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