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Abbaye Saint-Marcel-lès-Chalon

Abbaye Saint-Marcel-lès-Chalon is an abbey located. You can find it in Saint-Marcel. It was listed in 1862 as a classé historic monument (in part).

Where
In Saint-Marcel
inside the commune
Historic monument
1862
Classé historic monument (in part)
How well known
Top 6%
#2,141 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
Apr–Oct
highs of 17–28°C
In brief

Abbey in Saint-Marcel

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 Saint-Marcel

Abbaye Saint-Marcel-lès-Chalon is in the commune of Saint-Marcel, with 18 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Classé historic monument (in part)

Protected as a historic monument since 1862 (Mérimée record PA00113443). About ↓

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

When to go

Picking your season

Warm weather in Saint-Marcel runs April to October, with highs of 17–28°C.

Jan6° / 1°61 mm
Feb8° / 1°48 mm
Mar14° / 3°51 mm
Apr18° / 6°61 mm
May22° / 10°76 mm
Jun26° / 13°66 mm
Jul28° / 15°69 mm
Aug28° / 15°70 mm
Sep23° / 11°72 mm
Oct17° / 8°87 mm
Nov10° / 4°91 mm
Dec7° / 2°67 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Saint-Marcel, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the St-Marcel station, 1.1 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Saint-Marcel’s full climate →
About

Abbaye Saint-Marcel-lès-Chalon

Its Wikipedia coverage spans 4 languages. 43 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Cathédrale Saint-Vincent de Chalon-sur-Saône (2.4 km).

Abbaye Saint-Marcel-lès-Chalon on Wikipedia ↗

Mérimée record PA00113443 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type
Abbey
Protection
Classé historic monument (in part) · 1862
Covered in
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
Saint-Marcel, Saône-et-Loire
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
The map

Where it sits

The map centres on Abbaye Saint-Marcel-lès-Chalon, in orange, with nearby places numbered.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Saint-Marcel. · commune boundary: IGN

Towns near it

Towns a short way from Abbaye Saint-Marcel-lès-Chalon

Chalon-sur-Saône is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (45,102 people). Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.

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  1. 1Saint-Marcel
  2. 2Chalon-sur-Saône
  3. 3Saint-Rémy
  4. 4Champforgeuil
  5. 5Châtenoy-le-Royal
  6. 6Ouroux-sur-Saône
  7. 7Givry
  8. 8Gergy
1 · It’s in this commune

Saint-Marcel

6,211 people

2 · 3.3 km northwest of it

Chalon-sur-Saône

45,102 people

3 · 4.7 km west of it

Saint-Rémy

6,410 people

4 · 6.2 km northwest of it

Champforgeuil

2,637 people

Compare the 8 towns
TownWhere Abbaye Saint-Marcel-lès-Chalon isPeople
Saint-MarcelIt’s in this commune6,211
Chalon-sur-Saône3.3 km northwest of it45,102
Saint-Rémy4.7 km west of it6,410
Champforgeuil6.2 km northwest of it2,637
Châtenoy-le-Royal6.2 km west of it6,267
Ouroux-sur-Saône7.4 km southeast of it3,214
Givry11 km west of it3,598
Gergy11 km north of it2,566
Make a day of it

Close to Abbaye Saint-Marcel-lès-Chalon

Around it, within 15 km, lie 43 more, including 2 museums, 2 forts and a cathedral.

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

Questions about Abbaye Saint-Marcel-lès-Chalon

Where is Abbaye Saint-Marcel-lès-Chalon?

Abbaye Saint-Marcel-lès-Chalon is in Saint-Marcel, in Saône-et-Loire (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté).

What is Abbaye Saint-Marcel-lès-Chalon?

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

Is Abbaye Saint-Marcel-lès-Chalon a historic monument?

Yes: Classé historic monument (in part), since 1862, Mérimée record PA00113443.

How well known is Abbaye Saint-Marcel-lès-Chalon?

Abbaye Saint-Marcel-lès-Chalon 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 Saint-Marcel-lès-Chalon?

April to October are the warmest months in Saint-Marcel, with afternoon highs of 17–28°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Abbaye Saint-Marcel-lès-Chalon?

Within 15 km: Cathédrale Saint-Vincent de Chalon-sur-Saône (2.4 km), Musée Nicéphore-Niépce (2.6 km), Château de Germolles (11 km) and Musée Denon (2.8 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 (2)

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.