Mont des Alouettes
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 Mont des Alouettes |
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| height | 232 m | |
| location | Vendée , Pays de la Loire , France | |
| Mountains | Armorican mountains | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 53 ′ 41 ″ N , 1 ° 0 ′ 37 ″ W | |
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The Mont des Alouettes (German translation: Lerchenberg) is a 232 m high mountain near Les Herbiers , in the Vendée department , France.
history
Seven windmills were built on this mountain in the 16th century. Today three are still preserved, one of them is functional. At the top of the mountain is a 19th century chapel, which was built on behalf of Maria Karolina Duchess von Berry .
Sports
The Mont des Alouettes was the destination of the first stage of the 2011 Tour de France .
Depiction of the windmills on the Mont des Alouettes
The chapel
