Loudun (/luːˈdʌn/; French pronunciation: [lu.dœ̃]) is a commune in the Vienne department in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France.
Population: 8,510
Latitude: 47° 00' 28.37" N
Longitude: 0° 04' 58.66" E
Fontevraud Abbey or Fontevrault Abbey (in French: abbaye de Fontevraud) is a religious building hosting a cultural centre since 1975, the Centre Culturel de l'Ouest, in the village of Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, near Chinon, in Anjou, France. It was founde…
Château de Chinon is a castle located on the bank of the Vienne river in Chinon, France. It was founded by Theobald I, Count of Blois. In the 11th century the castle became the property of the counts of Anjou. In 1156 Henry II of England, a member o…
The 47th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 47 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane.
The Château de Montsoreau is a castle in the market town of Montsoreau, in the Maine-et-Loire département of France. It was constructed in 1455 by Jean de Chambes, a senior councillor to King Charles VII. Erected on the bank of the Loire river, it w…
The Vienne (Occitan: Vinhana) is one of the most important rivers in south-western France, a significant left tributary of the lower Loire.
The Château d'Oiron is located in Oiron, in the Deux-Sèvres département of western France. It has its origins in the 15th century war with the English for control of France when a victorious Charles VII of France gave the domain and great forest of …
The Château de Ranton is a small fortified castle in the village of Ranton, in the Department of the Vienne just west of Loudun, and south of the Loire.
Château de Brézé is a small, dry-moated castle located in Brézé, near Saumur in the Loire Valley, France.
The Dive is a 75 km long river in France, right tributary of the Thouet. Its source is in the commune Maisonneuve. Its course crosses the departments of Vienne, Deux-Sèvres and Maine-et-Loire.
The Thouaret is a 52 km long river in France, right tributary of the Thouet. Its source is in the commune Chanteloup. Its course crosses the department of Deux-Sèvres.
The Château de Ternay in the Loire Valley in the province of Poitou (Poitou-Charentes, France) was built by the Aviau de Ternay family.