Chêne chapelle
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The Chêne chapelle (lit. "chapel oak") is an oak tree located in Allouville-Bellefosse in Seine-Maritime, France.
The oak tree is between 800[1] and 1,200[2] year old. It is 15m high and its base has a circumference of 16m. Its hollow trunk hosts two chapels, which were built there in 1669: Notre Dame de la Paix ("Our Lady of Peace") and the Chambre de l'Ermite ("Hermit's room"). [2] A spiral staircase around the trunk provides access to the chapels.[1]
The oak is the site of a pilgrimage on August 15[1] (Assumption of Mary).
[edit] Other chapel oaks
Other chapel oaks exist in France:
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Coordinates: 49°35′47″N 0°40′35″E / 49.59639°N 0.67639°E
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