Attraction · Auray · Morbihan

Ancienne prison royale

Auray counts Ancienne prison royale, an attraction, among its places to visit. Nearby, 18 more places to visit are within 5 km. Top of the list nearby is Château d'Auray, 300 m away.

Where

In Auray

inside the commune

Warmest months

May–Oct

highs of 18–24°C

In brief

Attraction in Auray

In Auray

Ancienne prison royale is in the commune of Auray, with 18 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

The year in Auray

Afternoons in Auray reach 18–24°C from May to October.

Jan10° / 4°110 mm

Feb11° / 4°83 mm

Mar13° / 5°68 mm

Apr16° / 7°70 mm

May19° / 10°64 mm

Jun22° / 13°54 mm

Jul24° / 14°51 mm

Aug24° / 14°55 mm

Sep21° / 12°72 mm

Oct18° / 10°107 mm

Nov13° / 7°115 mm

Dec11° / 5°122 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Auray, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Auray station, 1.8 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Auray’s full climate →

About

Ancienne prison royale

Attraction.

Ancienne prison royale is in Auray, Morbihan.

Type: Attraction
Commune: Auray, Morbihan
Official site: auray.fr

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

The map

Getting to Ancienne prison royale

The map puts Ancienne prison royale in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.

Towns near it

The nearest towns

Among the 8, Auray is the biggest, home to 14,207 people. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.

1 · It’s in this commune

Auray

14,207 people

2 · 2.9 km northeast of it

Pluneret

6,262 people

3 · 4.1 km southeast of it

Le Bono

2,608 people

4 · 4.2 km northwest of it

Brech

7,052 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Ancienne prison royale is	People
Auray	It’s in this commune	14,207
Pluneret	2.9 km northeast of it	6,262
Le Bono	4.1 km southeast of it	2,608
Brech	4.2 km northwest of it	7,052
Crach	4.4 km south of it	3,423
Sainte-Anne-d'Auray	4.4 km northeast of it	2,889
Plougoumelen	5.5 km east of it	2,664
Ploemel	6.8 km west of it	3,175

Make a day of it

Nearby, too

Of the 65 within 15 km, look for 2 châteaux, 2 monasteries and 2 attractions.

1ChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Auray300 m east, in Auray 2Monastery or conventMonastery or conventBasilique Sainte-Anne d'Auray4.9 km northeast, in Sainte-Anne-d'Auray 3AbbeyAbbeyPrieuré de Saint-Cado500 m southwest, in Auray 4Monastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent du Père Éternel500 m east, in Auray 5

MuseumMusée de Préhistoire de Carnac11 km southwest, in Carnac 6AttractionAttractionCairn de Gavrinis12 km southeast, in Larmor-Baden 7AttractionAttractionAlignements de Kermario9.3 km southwest, in Carnac 8ChâteauChâteauChâteau du Plessis-Kaër2.4 km south, in Crach

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

Questions people have about Ancienne prison royale

Where is Ancienne prison royale?

Ancienne prison royale is in Auray, in Morbihan (Brittany).

What is Ancienne prison royale?

Attraction.

When is the best time to visit Ancienne prison royale?

May to October are the warmest months in Auray, with afternoon highs of 18–24°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Ancienne prison royale?

Within 15 km: Château d'Auray (300 m), Basilique Sainte-Anne d'Auray (4.9 km), Prieuré de Saint-Cado (500 m) and Couvent du Père Éternel (500 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 (1)

Musée de Préhistoire de Carnac: Szilas, 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.