I ended up answering my own question, because I wanted to know. Iâll do it both ways. All but one of the chateaux are in northern France. Most are in the Loire Valley, more or less.
Chambord, Chaumont, Maintenon (actually close to Chartres, which is not in the Loire Valley, but close), Luynes, Blois, and Amboise are all close the the Loire Valley. Chantilly, Fontainbleau, Sully sur Loire, Petit Trianon (Versailles) and Rambouillet are all ânearâ Paris. Coucy, Bethune, Pierrefonds, and Fenelon are all in Picardy, which is NE of Paris, almost to the Belgian border. Chantilly is also in Picardy, but quite close to Paris, actually. Outrelaise is in Normandie, east of Lisieux, Bonnetable is SE of Alencon, not too far from the Loire Valley. Moulin is the farthest south of all, due east of La Rochelle. Below is a list in the order of the article. L=Loire Valley. The notations are for me, and Iâve been to some of these places, so some of the notations are cryptic. I just like to know where things are. Some chateaux could be in two place categories, such as Chantilly, and I have used my judgment, such as it is. I see no actual pattern. There are many chateaux in the Loire Valley, so certainly that area would be well represented. I wonder what the criteria were for including it in this set. Certainly it had to appeal to Americans, as it was sold in New York. Coucy NE between Amiens and Rheims Chambord L Chantilly NE of Paris Fontainbleau S of paris Sully Sully sure Loire S of Paris there are several Sullys, but the article says a Loire ford. Chaumont L Outrelaise Normandie, E of Lisieux Maintenon NE of Chartres Luynes L w of Tours Bethune Picardy, w of Lille Petit Trianon Versailles Blois L Rambouillet E of Maintenon W of Versailles Bonnetable NE of Le Mans, SE of Alencon Moulin due east of La Rochelle Pierrefonds NE of Paris bet Compiegne & Soissons Amboise L Fenelon S of Lille, near Cambrai Lyn in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, where Iâd rather do this than housework. - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
