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Casa Xanxo
Museum · Perpignan · Pyrénées-Orientales

Casa Xanxo

Casa Xanxo is a house in Perpignan. Since 1919 it has been a classé historic monument. Nearby, Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan (200 m) heads a list of 116 within 15 km.

Photo: Casa Xanxo, BREIT (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Where
In Perpignan
inside the commune
Historic monument
1919
Classé historic monument
How well known
Top 6%
#2,141 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
Apr–Oct
highs of 19–30°C
In brief

Museum in Perpignan

One of the best-known places to visit in France

#2,141 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓

In Perpignan

Casa Xanxo is in the commune of Perpignan, with 52 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Classé historic monument

Protected as a historic monument since 1919; built in the 16th century (Mérimée record PA00104083). About ↓

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

When to go

The year in Perpignan

The warmest afternoons in Perpignan run April to October, at 19–30°C.

Jan13° / 5°60 mm
Feb13° / 5°41 mm
Mar16° / 8°52 mm
Apr19° / 10°66 mm
May22° / 13°46 mm
Jun27° / 17°24 mm
Jul30° / 20°15 mm
Aug29° / 20°23 mm
Sep26° / 16°43 mm
Oct21° / 13°82 mm
Nov16° / 8°73 mm
Dec13° / 5°55 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Perpignan, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Perpignan station, 5 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Perpignan’s full climate →
About

Casa Xanxo

Type
Museum
Protection
Classé historic monument · 1919
Built
16th century
Covered in
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
Plan your visit

Practical details

HoursOct–May Tue–Sun 11:00–17:30 · Jun–Sep Every day 10:30–18:30
Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.
The map

Getting your bearings

The places near Casa Xanxo are numbered on the map in the order below.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Perpignan. · commune boundary: IGN

Towns near it

Bases near Casa Xanxo

Largest of the 8 is Perpignan, home to 121,616. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

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  1. 1Perpignan
  2. 2Cabestany
  3. 3Bompas
  4. 4Saint-Estève
  5. 5Pia
  6. 6Baho
  7. 7Saleilles
  8. 8Toulouges
1 · It’s in this commune

Perpignan

121,616 people

2 · 4 km southeast of it

Cabestany

10,465 people

3 · 4.5 km northeast of it

Bompas

7,832 people

4 · 4.6 km west of it

Saint-Estève

11,630 people

Compare the 8 towns
TownWhere Casa Xanxo isPeople
PerpignanIt’s in this commune121,616
Cabestany4 km southeast of it10,465
Bompas4.5 km northeast of it7,832
Saint-Estève4.6 km west of it11,630
Pia4.9 km north of it11,615
Baho6.1 km west of it3,231
Saleilles6.2 km southeast of it5,698
Toulouges6.3 km southwest of it7,450
Make a day of it

Nearby, too

Our list has 116 more within 15 km, among them 3 attractions, 2 museums and a cathedral.

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

Planning a visit to Casa Xanxo

Where is Casa Xanxo?

Casa Xanxo is in Perpignan, in Pyrénées-Orientales (Occitanie).

What is Casa Xanxo?

House in Perpignan, France.

Is Casa Xanxo a historic monument?

Yes: Classé historic monument, since 1919, Mérimée record PA00104083.

How well known is Casa Xanxo?

Casa Xanxo has 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #2,141 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Casa Xanxo?

April to October are the warmest months in Perpignan, with afternoon highs of 19–30°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Casa Xanxo?

Within 15 km: Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan (200 m), Castillet (300 m), Palais des Rois de Majorque (600 m) and Loge de mer de Perpignan (200 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 (4)

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.