Château · Orliénas · Rhône

Castrum

Castrum is a château you can visit in Orliénas. Around it, within 5 km, are 6 more places on our list. Worth the trip, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon is 15 km off.

Where

In Orliénas

inside the commune

Warmest months

Apr–Oct

highs of 17–28°C

In brief

Château in Orliénas

In Orliénas

Castrum is in the commune of Orliénas, 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

The climate through the year

Afternoons in Orliénas peak at 17–28°C, April to October.

Jan7° / 1°48 mm

Feb9° / 1°37 mm

Mar14° / 4°47 mm

Apr17° / 7°68 mm

May21° / 11°75 mm

Jun26° / 14°68 mm

Jul28° / 16°65 mm

Aug28° / 16°63 mm

Sep23° / 12°80 mm

Oct17° / 9°95 mm

Nov11° / 5°90 mm

Dec7° / 2°49 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Orliénas, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the St-Genis-Laval station, 6 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Orliénas’ full climate →

About

Castrum

Château.

Castrum is in Orliénas, Rhône.

Type: Château
Commune: Orliénas, Rhône

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

The map

The way to Castrum

Castrum is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.

Towns near it

Which town is nearest

In size, Brignais comes first of the 8, with 12,503 people. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

1 · It’s in this commune

Orliénas

2,675 people

2 · 2.3 km south of it

Taluyers

2,686 people

3 · 2.6 km northwest of it

Soucieu-en-Jarrest

4,660 people

4 · 3.4 km northeast of it

Brignais

12,503 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Castrum is	People
Orliénas	It’s in this commune	2,675
Taluyers	2.3 km south of it	2,686
Soucieu-en-Jarrest	2.6 km northwest of it	4,660
Brignais	3.4 km northeast of it	12,503
Vourles	4.3 km east of it	3,332
Montagny	4.9 km southeast of it	3,218
Messimy	5.4 km northwest of it	3,546
Millery	5.7 km southeast of it	4,299

Make a day of it

Around Castrum

Nearby, 179 places within 15 km include 5 museums and 3 attractions.

MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon15 km northeast, in Lyon 1er 2

AttractionPrimatiale Saint-Jean de Lyon14 km northeast, in Lyon 5e 3AttractionAttractionThéâtre antique de Lyon14 km northeast, in Lyon 5e 4

MuseumMusée des Confluences11 km northeast, in Lyon 2e 5AttractionAttractionOdéon antique de Lyon14 km northeast, in Lyon 5e 6

MuseumLugdunum14 km northeast, in Lyon 5e 7

MuseumGadagne14 km northeast, in Lyon 5e 8

MuseumMusée des Tissus14 km northeast, in Lyon 2e

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

Visiting Castrum

Where is Castrum?

Castrum is in Orliénas, in Rhône (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes).

What is Castrum?

Château.

When is the best time to visit Castrum?

April to October are the warmest months in Orliénas, with afternoon highs of 17–28°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Castrum?

Within 15 km: Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon (15 km), Primatiale Saint-Jean de Lyon (14 km), Théâtre antique de Lyon (14 km) and Musée des Confluences (11 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 (6)

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon: Jastrow, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Primatiale Saint-Jean de Lyon: Otourly, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée des Confluences: Fred Romero from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lugdunum: Alorange, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Gadagne: Mathilde HOSPITAL (Gadagne), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée des Tissus: Karldupart, 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.