Monastery or convent · Saint-Gervais · Isère

Chartreuse des Écouges

Chartreuse des Écouges is a carthusian monastery located. Saint-Gervais is where it stands. Top of the 50 other places within 15 km is Château de l'Alba, 7.3 km off.

Where

In Saint-Gervais

inside the commune

How well known

Top 15%

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

Warmest months

Apr–Oct

highs of 17–28°C

In brief

Monastery or convent in Saint-Gervais

In Saint-Gervais

Chartreuse des Écouges is in the commune of Saint-Gervais, 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

Warm months and wet ones

April to October are the warmest in Saint-Gervais, with afternoon highs of 17–28°C.

Jan7° / -1°66 mm

Feb9° / 0°54 mm

Mar14° / 2°64 mm

Apr17° / 5°84 mm

May21° / 9°96 mm

Jun26° / 13°81 mm

Jul28° / 14°68 mm

Aug28° / 14°82 mm

Sep23° / 11°101 mm

Oct18° / 8°108 mm

Nov12° / 3°99 mm

Dec8° / 0°66 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Saint-Gervais, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Chatte_Sapc station, 15 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Saint-Gervais’ full climate →

About

Chartreuse des Écouges

Its Wikipedia coverage spans 2 languages.

Chartreuse des Écouges on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Type: Monastery or convent
Covered in: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune: Saint-Gervais, Isère

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

The map

Where to find Chartreuse des Écouges

Use the numbers to match each place near Chartreuse des Écouges with the list.

Towns near it

Towns around Chartreuse des Écouges, by distance

Home to 11,646 people, Sassenage is the largest of these 8. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.

1 · It’s in this commune

Saint-Gervais

538 people

2 · 3 km southeast of it

Autrans-Méaudre en Vercors

2,936 people

3 · 8.4 km northwest of it

Vinay

4,438 people

4 · 8.7 km southeast of it

Lans-en-Vercors

2,751 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Chartreuse des Écouges is	People
Saint-Gervais	It’s in this commune	538
Autrans-Méaudre en Vercors	3 km southeast of it	2,936
Vinay	8.4 km northwest of it	4,438
Lans-en-Vercors	8.7 km southeast of it	2,751
Villard-de-Lans	12 km south of it	4,328
Sassenage	13 km east of it	11,646
Tullins	14 km north of it	7,624
Seyssins	14 km east of it	8,092

Make a day of it

Other places close by

A visit can add 3 museums, 2 châteaux and 2 attractions, from 50 places within 15 km.

1ChâteauChâteauChâteau de l'Alba7.3 km northwest, in L'Albenc 2AttractionAttractionGrottes de Choranche14 km southwest, in Choranche 3

ChâteauChâteau de Sassenage13 km east, in Sassenage 4

MuseumLe Grand Séchoir7.9 km northwest, in Vinay 5

MuseumLa Magie des automates8.1 km southeast, in Lans-en-Vercors 6

FortFort de Comboire14 km east, in Claix 7

AttractionCuves de Sassenage12 km east, in Sassenage 8

MuseumMaison du patrimoine de Villard-de-Lans12 km south, in Villard-de-Lans

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

Questions before you go

Where is Chartreuse des Écouges?

Chartreuse des Écouges is in Saint-Gervais, in Isère (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes).

What is Chartreuse des Écouges?

Carthusian monastery located in Isère, in France.

How well known is Chartreuse des Écouges?

Chartreuse des Écouges 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 des Écouges?

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

What else is there to see near Chartreuse des Écouges?

Within 15 km: Château de l'Alba (7.3 km), Grottes de Choranche (14 km), Château de Sassenage (13 km) and Le Grand Séchoir (7.9 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)

Château de Sassenage: Milky, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Le Grand Séchoir: Jean-Paul Corlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
La Magie des automates: Jean-Paul Corlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Fort de Comboire: Eusebius, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cuves de Sassenage: Milky, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Maison du patrimoine de Villard-de-Lans: CORLIN, 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.