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Abbaye de Saint-Julien

Abbaye de Saint-Julien is an abbey located. You can find it in Tours. Since 1923 it has been a classé historic monument (in part).

Where

In Tours

inside the commune

Historic monument

1923

Classé historic monument (in part)

How well known

Top 6%

#2,141 of 37,318 French places we list

Warmest months

May–Oct

highs of 17–26°C

In brief

Abbey in Tours

One of the best-known places to visit in France

#2,141 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓

In Tours

Abbaye de Saint-Julien is in the commune of Tours, with 74 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Classé historic monument (in part)

Protected as a historic monument since 1923; built in the 13th century (Mérimée record PA00098130). About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

Month by month

Afternoons in Tours peak at 17–26°C, May to October.

Jan8° / 2°68 mm

Feb9° / 2°58 mm

Mar13° / 3°54 mm

Apr16° / 5°57 mm

May20° / 9°62 mm

Jun24° / 12°53 mm

Jul26° / 14°47 mm

Aug26° / 13°47 mm

Sep22° / 10°53 mm

Oct17° / 8°70 mm

Nov12° / 5°76 mm

Dec8° / 2°80 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Tours, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Fondettes station, 7.5 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Tours’ full climate →

About

Abbaye de Saint-Julien

Articles on it exist in 4 languages. Close by, Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours is 500 m away, one of 166 within 15 km.

Abbaye de Saint-Julien on Wikipedia ↗

Mérimée record PA00098130 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type: Abbey
Protection: Classé historic monument (in part) · 1923
Built: 13th century
Covered in: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune: Tours, Indre-et-Loire

Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

The map

Abbaye de Saint-Julien and what surrounds it

Abbaye de Saint-Julien is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.

Towns near it

Which towns are near Abbaye de Saint-Julien

The 8 towns are led in size by Tours, with 139,259 people. Each town here links to its own guide.

1 · It’s in this commune

Tours

139,259 people

2 · 2.5 km northwest of it

Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire

17,029 people

3 · 2.6 km southwest of it

La Riche

10,487 people

4 · 2.8 km east of it

Saint-Pierre-des-Corps

15,898 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Abbaye de Saint-Julien is	People
Tours	It’s in this commune	139,259
Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire	2.5 km northwest of it	17,029
La Riche	2.6 km southwest of it	10,487
Saint-Pierre-des-Corps	2.8 km east of it	15,898
Saint-Avertin	5.4 km southeast of it	14,999
Rochecorbon	5.6 km northeast of it	3,219
Joué-lès-Tours	5.7 km south of it	38,423
Fondettes	6 km west of it	10,954

Make a day of it

Next door to Abbaye de Saint-Julien

Around it, within 15 km, lie 166 more, including 3 attractions, 3 museums and a church.

AttractionCathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours500 m east, in Tours 2

ChurchBasilique Saint-Martin de Tours500 m southwest, in Tours 3

AttractionChâteau de Tours500 m east, in Tours 4

MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Tours600 m east, in Tours 5ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Plessis-lès-Tours2.5 km southwest, in La Riche 6AttractionAttractionChâteau de Villandry14 km southwest, in Villandry 7

MuseumHôtel Goüin200 m west, in Tours 8

MuseumPrieuré de Saint-Cosme2.8 km west, in La Riche

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Good to know about Abbaye de Saint-Julien

Where is Abbaye de Saint-Julien?

Abbaye de Saint-Julien is in Tours, in Indre-et-Loire (Centre-Val de Loire).

What is Abbaye de Saint-Julien?

Abbey located in Indre-et-Loire, in France.

Is Abbaye de Saint-Julien a historic monument?

Yes: Classé historic monument (in part), since 1923, Mérimée record PA00098130.

How well known is Abbaye de Saint-Julien?

Abbaye de Saint-Julien has 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #2,141 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Abbaye de Saint-Julien?

May to October are the warmest months in Tours, with afternoon highs of 17–26°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Abbaye de Saint-Julien?

Within 15 km: Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours (500 m), Basilique Saint-Martin de Tours (500 m), Château de Tours (500 m) and Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours (600 m).

Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: what it is, its articles, how widely it is covered), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries, Météo-France 1991–2020 normals (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (6)

Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours: Miralolotte23, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Basilique Saint-Martin de Tours: Parsifall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Château de Tours: Eusebius, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours: Casper Moller, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hôtel Goüin: Baptiste37, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Prieuré de Saint-Cosme: Duch.seb, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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