Château Balac
Visitors to Saint-Laurent-Médoc can see Château Balac. Our list has 9 more places within 5 km. Since 2011 it has been a registered historic monument (inscrit, in part).
Château in Saint-Laurent-Médoc
In Saint-Laurent-Médoc
Château Balac is in the commune of Saint-Laurent-Médoc, with 9 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part)
Protected as a historic monument since 2011; built in the 18th century (Mérimée record PA33000152). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Picking your season
If warmth matters, go April to October: Saint-Laurent-Médoc reaches 18–27°C.
Château Balac
Worth the trip, Château Lafite Rothschild is 7.6 km off.
- Type
- Château
- Protection
- Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part) · 2011
- Built
- 18th century
- Commune
- Saint-Laurent-Médoc, Gironde
Where to find Château Balac
Château Balac sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Saint-Laurent-Médoc. · commune boundary: IGN
Towns that count Château Balac
Home to 5,872 people, Lesparre-Médoc is the largest of these 8. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.
Saint-Laurent-Médoc
Pauillac
Listrac-Médoc
Blaye
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Château Balac is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Saint-Laurent-Médoc | It’s in this commune | 4,914 |
| Pauillac | 6.9 km northeast of it | 5,190 |
| Listrac-Médoc | 11 km south of it | 2,807 |
| Blaye | 15 km east of it | 5,066 |
| Castelnau-de-Médoc | 16 km south of it | 4,907 |
| Lesparre-Médoc | 16 km northwest of it | 5,872 |
| Avensan | 17 km south of it | 3,140 |
| Hourtin | 18 km west of it | 4,045 |
More near Château Balac
Nearby, 58 places within 15 km include 8 châteaux.
ChâteauChâteau Lafite Rothschild7.6 km northeast, in Pauillac2
ChâteauChâteau Mouton Rothschild7.1 km northeast, in Pauillac3ChâteauChâteauChâteau Lynch-Moussas3.5 km northeast, in Saint-Sauveur4ChâteauChâteauChâteau Cos d'Estournel8.1 km northeast, in Saint-Estèphe5
ChâteauChâteau Pichon-Longueville6.4 km east, in Pauillac6ChâteauChâteauChâteau Beychevelle8.2 km east, in Saint-Julien-Beychevelle7
ChâteauCitadelle de Blaye14 km east, in Blaye8ChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Armailhac6.7 km northeast, in PauillacWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Château Balac
Where is Château Balac?
Château Balac is in Saint-Laurent-Médoc, in Gironde (Nouvelle-Aquitaine).
What is Château Balac?
Château.
Is Château Balac a historic monument?
Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part), since 2011, Mérimée record PA33000152.
When is the best time to visit Château Balac?
April to October are the warmest months in Saint-Laurent-Médoc, with afternoon highs of 18–27°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Château Balac?
Within 15 km: Château Lafite Rothschild (7.6 km), Château Mouton Rothschild (7.1 km), Château Lynch-Moussas (3.5 km) and Château Cos d'Estournel (8.1 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 (4)
- Château Lafite Rothschild: Ken Case, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Château Mouton Rothschild: Benjamin Zingg, Switzerland, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Château Pichon-Longueville: PA, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Citadelle de Blaye: Pinpin 18:38, 3 May 2006 (UTC), 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.