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Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Chezal-Benoît

Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Chezal-Benoît is an abbey located in Cher. It was listed in 1908 as a classé historic monument (in part). Top of the 12 other places within 15 km is Château de Lignières, 9.6 km off.

Where
In Chezal-Benoît
inside the commune
Historic monument
1908
Classé historic monument (in part)
How well known
Top 15%
#5,252 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
Apr–Oct
highs of 17–28°C
In brief

Abbey in Chezal-Benoît

In Chezal-Benoît

Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Chezal-Benoît is in the commune of Chezal-Benoît. Towns near it ↓

Classé historic monument (in part)

Protected as a historic monument since 1908; built in the 12th, 13th and 18th centuries (Mérimée record PA00096772). About ↓

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

When to go

Warm months and wet ones

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

Jan8° / 1°63 mm
Feb10° / 1°51 mm
Mar14° / 3°52 mm
Apr17° / 5°67 mm
May21° / 9°77 mm
Jun25° / 12°66 mm
Jul27° / 14°61 mm
Aug28° / 14°55 mm
Sep23° / 10°65 mm
Oct18° / 8°76 mm
Nov12° / 4°70 mm
Dec8° / 2°72 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Chezal-Benoît, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Lignieres station, 10 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Chezal-Benoît’s full climate →
About

Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Chezal-Benoît

Type
Abbey
Protection
Classé historic monument (in part) · 1908
Built
12th, 13th and 18th centuries
Covered in
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
Chezal-Benoît, Cher
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
The map

Getting to Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Chezal-Benoît

The map puts Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Chezal-Benoît in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.

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

Towns near it

Towns close to Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Chezal-Benoît

The largest of the 4 towns is Issoudun, with 11,159 people. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.

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  1. 1Chezal-Benoît
  2. 2Issoudun
  3. 3Saint-Florent-sur-Cher
  4. 4Ardentes
1 · It’s in this commune

Chezal-Benoît

765 people

2 · 16 km northwest of it

Issoudun

11,159 people

3 · 22 km northeast of it

Saint-Florent-sur-Cher

6,463 people

4 · 24 km west of it

Ardentes

3,715 people

Compare the 4 towns
TownWhere Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Chezal-Benoît isPeople
Chezal-BenoîtIt’s in this commune765
Issoudun16 km northwest of it11,159
Saint-Florent-sur-Cher22 km northeast of it6,463
Ardentes24 km west of it3,715
Make a day of it

While you are near Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Chezal-Benoît

Within 15 km you can add 4 châteaux, 2 museums and a monastery.

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

Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Chezal-Benoît in questions

Where is Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Chezal-Benoît?

Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Chezal-Benoît is in Chezal-Benoît, in Cher (Centre-Val de Loire).

What is Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Chezal-Benoît?

Abbey located in Cher, in France.

Is Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Chezal-Benoît a historic monument?

Yes: Classé historic monument (in part), since 1908, Mérimée record PA00096772.

How well known is Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Chezal-Benoît?

Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Chezal-Benoît has 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #5,252 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Chezal-Benoît?

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

What else is there to see near Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Chezal-Benoît?

Within 15 km: Château de Lignières (9.6 km), Château de Bourg-le-Château (9.7 km), Couvent des Ursulines de Lignières (9.6 km) and Château du Plaix (11 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).

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.