Champvent Castle

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Champvent Castle is a castle in the municipality of Champvent of the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. ()

Built: 1250 (775 years ago)Coordinates: 46°46'44"N, 6°34'17"E

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Champvent Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Château de Grandson, Reformed Church of Notre-Dame, Le Chasseron, Le Suchet.

4.2 miNE
Forts and castles, Monuments and statues, History museum
Château de Grandson, Grandson
106 min walk • Grandson Castle is a medieval castle in the Swiss municipality of Grandson in the canton of Vaud. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
4.2 miSW
Church
Reformed Church of Notre-Dame, Orbe
107 min walk • Orbe Temple, also known as the Reformed Church of Notre-Dame or the Great Church of Orbe, is a Protestant church in the municipality of Orbe, canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It is a parish church of the Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Vaud. It is listed as a heritage site of national significance.
5.3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Le Chasseron
135 min walk • Le Chasseron is a mountain in the Jura Mountains, overlooking Sainte-Croix in the canton of Vaud. It has an elevation of 1,607 metres above sea level and is amongst the most isolated mountains of Switzerland.
5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Le Suchet
128 min walk • Le Suchet is a mountain of the Jura range, located south of Baulmes in the canton of Vaud. The summit of Le Suchet can be reached easily by several trails and a road culminating at 1,489 metres.
4.4 miNW
Museum
Musée d'automates et de boîtes à musique, Sainte-Croix
111 min walk • Musée d'automates et de boîtes à musique is a museum located in Sainte-Croix, Switzerland. It specialises in musical boxes and automatons. The museum is owned by the Centre International de la Mécanique d'Art.
3.3 miE
Forts and castles, Gothic architecture
Château, Yverdon
84 min walk • Yverdon-les-Bains Castle is a castle in the municipality of Yverdon-les-Bains of the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
3.3 miE
Specialty museum, Museum, Science museum
Maison d'Ailleurs, Yverdon
86 min walk • The Maison d'Ailleurs is a museum of science fiction, utopia and extraordinary journeys in Yverdon-les-Bains. It is a non-profit foundation functioning both as a public museum and a specialized research center.
4.8 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Aiguilles de Baulmes
122 min walk • The Aiguilles de Baulmes are a mountain of the Jura range, located north of Baulmes in the canton of Vaud.
5.3 miS
Church
Swiss Reformed Church of Saint-Maurice, Chavornay
137 min walk • The Swiss Reformed Church of Saint-Maurice, also named Church of Saint Marcel or simply the Chavornay Temple, is a Protestant church in the municipality of Chavornay, Vaud, Switzerland. It is a parish church of the Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Vaud. It was listed as a heritage site of national significance.
4.1 miSW
Forts and castles
Orbe Castle, Orbe
105 min walk • Orbe Castle is a castle in the municipality of Orbe of the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
0.9 miS
Forts and castles
Mathod Castle
24 min walk • Mathod Castle is a castle in the municipality of Mathod of the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.