Battlefield · Douaumont-Vaux · Meuse

Bois de Vaux-Chapitre

Bois de Vaux-Chapitre is a battlefield you can visit in Douaumont-Vaux. There are 10 other places to visit inside 5 km. The pick nearby is Mémorial de Verdun, 1.1 km off.

Where

In Douaumont-Vaux

inside the commune

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 19–24°C

In brief

Battlefield in Douaumont-Vaux

In Douaumont-Vaux

Bois de Vaux-Chapitre is in the commune of Douaumont-Vaux, with 10 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

The best months to visit

Warmest in Douaumont-Vaux are May to September, at 19–24°C.

Jan5° / 0°94 mm

Feb6° / 0°78 mm

Mar10° / 2°74 mm

Apr15° / 5°56 mm

May19° / 9°79 mm

Jun22° / 12°67 mm

Jul24° / 14°71 mm

Aug24° / 14°79 mm

Sep20° / 10°68 mm

Oct14° / 7°81 mm

Nov8° / 4°84 mm

Dec5° / 1°112 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Douaumont-Vaux, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Septsarges station, 24 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Douaumont-Vaux’s full climate →

About

Bois de Vaux-Chapitre

Battlefield.

Bois de Vaux-Chapitre is in Douaumont-Vaux, Meuse.

Type: Battlefield
Commune: Douaumont-Vaux, Meuse

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

The map

Its place on the map

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Bois de Vaux-Chapitre is the orange one.

Towns near it

Towns that list Bois de Vaux-Chapitre

The largest of the 6 towns is Verdun, with 16,890 people. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.

1 · It’s in this commune

Douaumont-Vaux

81 people

2 · 5.2 km southwest of it

Belleville-sur-Meuse

3,013 people

3 · 6.3 km southwest of it

Verdun

16,890 people

4 · 7.3 km southwest of it

Thierville-sur-Meuse

3,172 people

Compare the 6 towns

Town	Where Bois de Vaux-Chapitre is	People
Douaumont-Vaux	It’s in this commune	81
Belleville-sur-Meuse	5.2 km southwest of it	3,013
Verdun	6.3 km southwest of it	16,890
Thierville-sur-Meuse	7.3 km southwest of it	3,172
Étain	14 km east of it	3,375
Bouligny	24 km northeast of it	2,507

Make a day of it

Combine it with these

2 museums, 2 forts and 2 abbeys are among the 30 within 15 km.

1MuseumMuseumMémorial de Verdun1.1 km southwest, in Fleury-devant-Douaumont 2CathedralCathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame de Verdun6.5 km southwest, in Verdun 3FortFortOuvrage de Thiaumont2.1 km west, in Fleury-devant-Douaumont 4AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Paul de Verdun6.1 km southwest, in Verdun 5AttractionAttractionOuvrage de Froideterre3.2 km west, in Bras-sur-Meuse 6

MuseumCentre mondial de la paix6.6 km southwest, in Verdun 7AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Vanne de Verdun7 km southwest, in Verdun 8FortFortFort de Moulainville4.5 km southeast, in Moulainville

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

Questions people have about Bois de Vaux-Chapitre

Where is Bois de Vaux-Chapitre?

Bois de Vaux-Chapitre is in Douaumont-Vaux, in Meuse (Grand Est).

What is Bois de Vaux-Chapitre?

Battlefield.

When is the best time to visit Bois de Vaux-Chapitre?

May to September are the warmest months in Douaumont-Vaux, with afternoon highs of 19–24°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Bois de Vaux-Chapitre?

Within 15 km: Mémorial de Verdun (1.1 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Verdun (6.5 km), Ouvrage de Thiaumont (2.1 km) and Abbaye Saint-Paul de Verdun (6.1 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)

Centre mondial de la paix: Fryderyk, 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.