Monastery or convent · Bonlieu · Jura

Chartreuse de Bonlieu

Chartreuse de Bonlieu is a carthusian monastery located in Jura. Within 15 km there are 28 more places to visit, starting with Marmite du diable (13 km). 2 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.

Where

In Bonlieu

inside the commune

How well known

Top 15%

#5,252 of 37,318 French places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 20–27°C

In brief

Monastery or convent in Bonlieu

In Bonlieu

Chartreuse de Bonlieu is in the commune of Bonlieu, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

Month by month in Bonlieu

Highs of 20–27°C mark May to September in Bonlieu.

Jan6° / -2°168 mm

Feb8° / -3°141 mm

Mar13° / 0°140 mm

Apr16° / 3°142 mm

May20° / 7°162 mm

Jun25° / 10°140 mm

Jul27° / 12°136 mm

Aug26° / 12°142 mm

Sep22° / 8°145 mm

Oct17° / 5°165 mm

Nov10° / 1°184 mm

Dec6° / -2°205 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Bonlieu, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the St Claude station, 17 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Bonlieu’s full climate →

About

Chartreuse de Bonlieu

Carthusian monastery located in Jura, in France.

Chartreuse de Bonlieu is in Bonlieu, Jura.

Chartreuse de Bonlieu on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Type: Monastery or convent
Covered in: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune: Bonlieu, Jura

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

The map

Where it sits

The map puts Chartreuse de Bonlieu in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.

Towns near it

Towns around Chartreuse de Bonlieu, by distance

Among the 5, Saint-Claude is the biggest, home to 8,386 people. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.

1 · It’s in this commune

Bonlieu

223 people

2 · 13 km southeast of it

Hauts de Bienne

5,032 people

3 · 17 km north of it

Champagnole

8,036 people

4 · 19 km southeast of it

Les Rousses

3,740 people

Compare the 5 towns

Town	Where Chartreuse de Bonlieu is	People
Bonlieu	It’s in this commune	223
Hauts de Bienne	13 km southeast of it	5,032
Champagnole	17 km north of it	8,036
Les Rousses	19 km southeast of it	3,740
Saint-Claude	22 km south of it	8,386

Make a day of it

Pair Chartreuse de Bonlieu with these

Also close at hand are 4 attractions, 2 museums and an abbey, among 28 within 15 km.

1AttractionAttractionMarmite du diable13 km west, in Pont-de-Poitte 2AttractionAttractionViaducs de Morez13 km southeast, in Hauts de Bienne 3AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye du Grandvaux7 km southeast, in Grande-Rivière Château 4AttractionAttractionChâteau de Syam14 km northeast, in Syam 5AttractionAttractionForges de Syam14 km north, in Syam 6Archaeological siteArchaeological siteSite archéologique du lac de Chalain12 km northwest, in Fontenu 7

MuseumMusée de la lunette14 km southeast, in Hauts de Bienne 8MuseumMuseumChalet du Coin d'Aval8 km east, in Fort-du-Plasne

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

Planning a visit to Chartreuse de Bonlieu

Where is Chartreuse de Bonlieu?

Chartreuse de Bonlieu is in Bonlieu, in Jura (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté).

What is Chartreuse de Bonlieu?

Carthusian monastery located in Jura, in France.

How well known is Chartreuse de Bonlieu?

Chartreuse de Bonlieu 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 Chartreuse de Bonlieu?

May to September are the warmest months in Bonlieu, with afternoon highs of 20–27°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Chartreuse de Bonlieu?

Within 15 km: Marmite du diable (13 km), Viaducs de Morez (13 km), Abbaye du Grandvaux (7 km) and Château de Syam (14 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)

Musée de la lunette: FrancoisFC, 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.