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Abbaye Notre-Dame-de-Chalais

Abbaye Notre-Dame-de-Chalais is an abbey located. This is one of the sights of Voreppe. Since 1974 it has been a registered historic monument (inscrit, in part).

Where

In Voreppe

inside the commune

Historic monument

1974

Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part)

How well known

Top 6%

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

Warmest months

Apr–Oct

highs of 18–29°C

In brief

Abbey in Voreppe

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 Voreppe

Abbaye Notre-Dame-de-Chalais is in the commune of Voreppe, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part)

Protected as a historic monument since 1974; built in the 12th and 17th centuries (Mérimée record PA00117359). About ↓

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

When to go

Month by month

In Voreppe, April to October bring the warmest days: highs of 18–29°C.

Jan7° / -1°84 mm

Feb9° / -1°69 mm

Mar14° / 2°84 mm

Apr18° / 5°93 mm

May22° / 9°115 mm

Jun26° / 12°103 mm

Jul29° / 14°94 mm

Aug28° / 14°89 mm

Sep23° / 10°111 mm

Oct18° / 7°117 mm

Nov11° / 3°113 mm

Dec7° / 0°94 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Voreppe, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Pont-De-Beauvoisin station, 27 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Voreppe’s full climate →

About

Abbaye Notre-Dame-de-Chalais

It is written up in 4 Wikipedias. Add Grande Chartreuse, 12 km away, to a visit; it leads 144 places within 15 km.

Abbaye Notre-Dame-de-Chalais on Wikipedia ↗

Mérimée record PA00117359 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type: Abbey
Protection: Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part) · 1974
Built: 12th and 17th centuries
Covered in: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune: Voreppe, Isère

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

The map

Where it sits

On this map, Abbaye Notre-Dame-de-Chalais is orange and its neighbours are numbered.

Towns near it

Which towns are near Abbaye Notre-Dame-de-Chalais

Home to 17,986 people, Saint-Égrève is the largest of these 8. Each town here links to its own guide.

1 · It’s in this commune

Voreppe

9,922 people

2 · 4.6 km south of it

Fontanil-Cornillon

3,404 people

3 · 6.7 km south of it

Saint-Égrève

17,986 people

4 · 6.9 km northwest of it

La Buisse

3,500 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Abbaye Notre-Dame-de-Chalais is	People
Voreppe	It’s in this commune	9,922
Fontanil-Cornillon	4.6 km south of it	3,404
Saint-Égrève	6.7 km south of it	17,986
La Buisse	6.9 km northwest of it	3,500
Coublevie	8.7 km northwest of it	5,520
Saint-Jean-de-Moirans	8.8 km northwest of it	3,620
Saint-Martin-le-Vinoux	9.2 km south of it	6,078
Sassenage	9.4 km south of it	11,646

Make a day of it

Next door to Abbaye Notre-Dame-de-Chalais

Also close at hand are 3 museums, 2 attractions and a monastery, among 144 within 15 km.

1Monastery or conventMonastery or conventGrande Chartreuse12 km northeast, in Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse 2

MuseumMusée de Grenoble12 km south, in Grenoble 3CathedralCathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame de Grenoble12 km south, in Grenoble 4ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Sieyes3 km west, in Voreppe 5

AttractionBastille11 km south, in Grenoble 6

AttractionLa Casamaures11 km south, in Saint-Martin-le-Vinoux 7

MuseumMusée de l'Ancien Evêché12 km south, in Grenoble 8

MuseumMagasin-CNAC12 km south, in Grenoble

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

Good to know about Abbaye Notre-Dame-de-Chalais

Where is Abbaye Notre-Dame-de-Chalais?

Abbaye Notre-Dame-de-Chalais is in Voreppe, in Isère (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes).

What is Abbaye Notre-Dame-de-Chalais?

Abbey located in Isère, in France.

Is Abbaye Notre-Dame-de-Chalais a historic monument?

Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part), since 1974, Mérimée record PA00117359.

How well known is Abbaye Notre-Dame-de-Chalais?

Abbaye Notre-Dame-de-Chalais 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 Notre-Dame-de-Chalais?

April to October are the warmest months in Voreppe, with afternoon highs of 18–29°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Abbaye Notre-Dame-de-Chalais?

Within 15 km: Grande Chartreuse (12 km), Musée de Grenoble (12 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Grenoble (12 km) and Château de Sieyes (3 km).

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 (5)

Musée de Grenoble: Milky, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bastille: Milky, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
La Casamaures: Morburre, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée de l'Ancien Evêché: Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net )., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Magasin-CNAC: Milky, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.