Avant-porte du Croux
Visitors to Nevers can see Avant-porte du Croux, an attraction. Nearby, 25 more places to visit are within 5 km. It has been a classé historic monument since 1916.
Attraction in Nevers
In Nevers
Avant-porte du Croux is in the commune of Nevers, with 25 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Classé historic monument
Protected as a historic monument since 1916; built in the 15th century (Mérimée record PA00112949). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Warm months and wet ones
Highs of 17–26°C mark May to October in Nevers.
Avant-porte du Croux
There are Wikipedia articles on it in 2 languages. Add Cathédrale Saint-Cyr-et-Sainte-Julitte de Nevers, 300 m away, to a visit.
- Type
- Attraction
- Protection
- Classé historic monument · 1916
- Built
- 15th century
- Covered in
- 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Nevers, Nièvre
Mapping Avant-porte du Croux
The orange dot is Avant-porte du Croux; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Nevers. · commune boundary: IGN
The towns around Avant-porte du Croux
Nevers, with 33,085 people, is the largest of the 8. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.
Nevers
Coulanges-lès-Nevers
Varennes-Vauzelles
Marzy
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Avant-porte du Croux is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Nevers | It’s in this commune | 33,085 |
| Coulanges-lès-Nevers | 2.9 km northeast of it | 3,688 |
| Varennes-Vauzelles | 3.5 km north of it | 9,146 |
| Marzy | 4.9 km west of it | 3,623 |
| Fourchambault | 6.3 km northwest of it | 3,992 |
| Garchizy | 7.3 km northwest of it | 3,648 |
| Imphy | 11 km southeast of it | 3,182 |
| Guérigny | 12 km north of it | 2,505 |
Also near Avant-porte du Croux
Our list has 53 more within 15 km, among them 2 attractions, 2 abbeys and 2 museums.
MuseumMusée de la faïence et des beaux-arts100 m southeast, in Nevers5
MuseumMusée archéologique du Nivernais100 m northeast, in Nevers6AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Genest de Nevers100 m southeast, in Nevers7FortFortPromenade des Remparts200 m southeast, in Nevers8Monastery or conventMonastery or conventPortail de la cour des Récollets de Nevers600 m east, in NeversWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Avant-porte du Croux: common questions
Where is Avant-porte du Croux?
Avant-porte du Croux is in Nevers, in Nièvre (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté).
What is Avant-porte du Croux?
Attraction.
Is Avant-porte du Croux a historic monument?
Yes: Classé historic monument, since 1916, Mérimée record PA00112949.
How well known is Avant-porte du Croux?
Avant-porte du Croux 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 Avant-porte du Croux?
May to October are the warmest months in Nevers, with afternoon highs of 17–26°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Avant-porte du Croux?
Within 15 km: Cathédrale Saint-Cyr-et-Sainte-Julitte de Nevers (300 m), Palais ducal de Nevers (400 m), Carmel de Nevers (700 m) and Musée de la faïence et des beaux-arts (100 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 (2)
- Musée de la faïence et des beaux-arts: Cypris, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée archéologique du Nivernais: Cypris, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.