Archaeological site · Villeneuve · Puy-de-Dôme

Allée couverte

Set in Villeneuve, Allée couverte is an archaeological site. Within 5 km there are 6 more places to visit. The first name on our list around it is Château de Villeneuve-Lembron, 600 m away.

Where

In Villeneuve

inside the commune

Warmest months

May–Oct

highs of 17–26°C

In brief

Archaeological site in Villeneuve

In Villeneuve

Allée couverte is in the commune of Villeneuve, with 6 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

If warmth matters, go May to October: Villeneuve reaches 17–26°C.

Jan7° / 0°29 mm

Feb8° / 0°21 mm

Mar12° / 2°28 mm

Apr16° / 5°56 mm

May19° / 8°76 mm

Jun23° / 12°64 mm

Jul26° / 14°73 mm

Aug26° / 13°70 mm

Sep22° / 10°53 mm

Oct17° / 8°53 mm

Nov11° / 4°53 mm

Dec8° / 1°30 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Villeneuve, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Plauzat_Sapc station, 16 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Villeneuve’s full climate →

About

Allée couverte

Archaeological site.

Allée couverte is in Villeneuve, Puy-de-Dôme.

Type: Archaeological site
Commune: Villeneuve, Puy-de-Dôme
Official site: t4t35.fr/Megalithes/AfficheSite.aspx?NumSite=11468

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

The map

Where Allée couverte is

Orange is Allée couverte; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

Towns that count Allée couverte

The 7 towns are led in size by Issoire, with 15,115 people. The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · It’s in this commune

Villeneuve

135 people

2 · 9 km northeast of it

Issoire

15,115 people

3 · 12 km southeast of it

Brassac-les-Mines

3,412 people

4 · 13 km southeast of it

Sainte-Florine

3,283 people

Compare the 7 towns

Town	Where Allée couverte is	People
Villeneuve	It’s in this commune	135
Issoire	9 km northeast of it	15,115
Brassac-les-Mines	12 km southeast of it	3,412
Sainte-Florine	13 km southeast of it	3,283
Vic-le-Comte	20 km north of it	5,396
Veyre-Monton	22 km north of it	3,721
Les Martres-de-Veyre	23 km north of it	3,826

Make a day of it

Also within reach

A visit can add 5 châteaux, a church and an abbey, from 50 places within 15 km.

1ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Villeneuve-Lembron600 m north, in Villeneuve 2ChurchChurchÉglise Saint-Austremoine d'Issoire9.4 km northeast, in Issoire 3ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Chalus2 km east, in Chalus 4ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Grange Fort8.7 km northeast, in Les Pradeaux 5AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Mègemont8.2 km west, in Chassagne 6ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Parentignat11 km northeast, in Parentignat 7ChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Hauterive7.9 km northeast, in Issoire 8

MuseumMusée de la mine de Brassac-les-Mines10 km southeast, in Brassac-les-Mines

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

A visit to Allée couverte: questions

Where is Allée couverte?

Allée couverte is in Villeneuve, in Puy-de-Dôme (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes).

What is Allée couverte?

Archaeological site.

When is the best time to visit Allée couverte?

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

What else is there to see near Allée couverte?

Within 15 km: Château de Villeneuve-Lembron (600 m), Église Saint-Austremoine d'Issoire (9.4 km), Château de Chalus (2 km) and Château de la Grange Fort (8.7 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 (1)

Musée de la mine de Brassac-les-Mines: A.BourgeoisP, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.