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Abbaye Sainte-Catherine d'Avignon

Abbaye Sainte-Catherine d'Avignon is an abbey located. Look for it in Avignon. Since 1974 it has been a registered historic monument (inscrit).

Where

In Avignon

inside the commune

Historic monument

1974

Registered historic monument (inscrit)

How well known

Top 9%

#3,165 of 37,318 French places we list

Warmest months

Apr–Oct

highs of 20–32°C

In brief

Abbey in Avignon

One of the best-known places to visit in France

#3,165 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓

In Avignon

Abbaye Sainte-Catherine d'Avignon is in the commune of Avignon, with 46 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Registered historic monument (inscrit)

Protected as a historic monument since 1974 (Mérimée record PA00081819). About ↓

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

When to go

Weather through the year

Afternoons in Avignon reach 20–32°C from April to October.

Jan11° / 2°56 mm

Feb12° / 2°36 mm

Mar17° / 5°36 mm

Apr20° / 8°60 mm

May24° / 12°52 mm

Jun29° / 16°35 mm

Jul32° / 18°24 mm

Aug31° / 18°35 mm

Sep26° / 14°91 mm

Oct21° / 11°89 mm

Nov15° / 6°92 mm

Dec11° / 3°44 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Avignon, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Avignon station, 6.6 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Avignon’s full climate →

About

Abbaye Sainte-Catherine d'Avignon

It has articles in 3 Wikipedias. Around it, within 15 km, lie 113 more places, Palais des papes (200 m) first on our list.

Abbaye Sainte-Catherine d'Avignon on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Mérimée record PA00081819 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type: Abbey
Protection: Registered historic monument (inscrit) · 1974
Covered in: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune: Avignon, Vaucluse

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

The map

Abbaye Sainte-Catherine d'Avignon on the map

Use the numbers to match each place near Abbaye Sainte-Catherine d'Avignon with the list.

Towns near it

Which town is nearest

The most populous of the 8 is Avignon, at 92,188. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

1 · It’s in this commune

Avignon

92,188 people

2 · 2.9 km northwest of it

Villeneuve-lès-Avignon

13,148 people

3 · 3.4 km west of it

Les Angles

8,908 people

4 · 4.4 km east of it

Le Pontet

18,386 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Abbaye Sainte-Catherine d'Avignon is	People
Avignon	It’s in this commune	92,188
Villeneuve-lès-Avignon	2.9 km northwest of it	13,148
Les Angles	3.4 km west of it	8,908
Le Pontet	4.4 km east of it	18,386
Rognonas	5.7 km south of it	4,261
Pujaut	6.8 km northwest of it	3,982
Barbentane	7 km southwest of it	4,266
Morières-lès-Avignon	7.4 km east of it	9,019

Make a day of it

Nearby, too

113 more lie within 15 km, 4 museums, 2 attractions and a cathedral among them.

AttractionPalais des papes200 m west, in Avignon 2AttractionAttractionPont d'Avignon500 m northwest, in Avignon 3

CathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-des-Doms d'Avignon200 m northwest, in Avignon 4

MuseumMusée du Petit Palais400 m northwest, in Avignon 5

MuseumMusée Calvet600 m southwest, in Avignon 6

ChâteauPalais du Roure400 m southwest, in Avignon 7

MuseumMusée Angladon500 m southwest, in Avignon 8

MuseumMusée lapidaire d'Avignon600 m southwest, in Avignon

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

Abbaye Sainte-Catherine d'Avignon: common questions

Where is Abbaye Sainte-Catherine d'Avignon?

Abbaye Sainte-Catherine d'Avignon is in Avignon, in Vaucluse (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur).

What is Abbaye Sainte-Catherine d'Avignon?

Abbey located in Vaucluse, in France.

Is Abbaye Sainte-Catherine d'Avignon a historic monument?

Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit), since 1974, Mérimée record PA00081819.

How well known is Abbaye Sainte-Catherine d'Avignon?

Abbaye Sainte-Catherine d'Avignon has 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #3,165 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Abbaye Sainte-Catherine d'Avignon?

April to October are the warmest months in Avignon, with afternoon highs of 20–32°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Abbaye Sainte-Catherine d'Avignon?

Within 15 km: Palais des papes (200 m), Pont d'Avignon (500 m), Cathédrale Notre-Dame-des-Doms d'Avignon (200 m) and Musée du Petit Palais (400 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 (7)

Palais des papes: Jean-Marc Rosier (de/from http://www.cjrosier.com + http://www.gordes-immobilier.com ), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cathédrale Notre-Dame-des-Doms d'Avignon: Rolf Süssbrich, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée du Petit Palais: Herbert Frank from Wien (Vienna), AT, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée Calvet: Shoshanah, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Palais du Roure: Véronique PAGNIER, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Musée Angladon: ell brown, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée lapidaire d'Avignon: Véronique PAGNIER, Public domain, 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.