Château · Fontenay-le-Comte · Vendée

Château Baron

Château Baron is one of the places to visit in Fontenay-le-Comte. 12 more places to visit are within 5 km. The first to add nearby is Château de Terre Neuve, at 1.1 km.

Where

In Fontenay-le-Comte

inside the commune

Warmest months

Apr–Oct

highs of 17–27°C

In brief

Château in Fontenay-le-Comte

In Fontenay-le-Comte

Château Baron is in the commune of Fontenay-le-Comte, with 12 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

The best months to visit

Afternoons in Fontenay-le-Comte peak at 17–27°C, April to October.

Jan10° / 3°72 mm

Feb11° / 3°55 mm

Mar14° / 5°56 mm

Apr17° / 7°56 mm

May21° / 10°55 mm

Jun24° / 13°44 mm

Jul26° / 14°40 mm

Aug27° / 14°45 mm

Sep24° / 12°60 mm

Oct19° / 10°83 mm

Nov14° / 6°89 mm

Dec10° / 4°86 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Fontenay-le-Comte, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Marans station, 23 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Fontenay-le-Comte’s full climate →

About

Château Baron

Château Baron is in Fontenay-le-Comte, Vendée.

Type: Château
Commune: Fontenay-le-Comte, Vendée

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

The map

The area around Château Baron

Orange is Château Baron; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

Towns that count Château Baron

By population, Fontenay-le-Comte leads the 6 with 14,059. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.

1 · It’s in this commune

Fontenay-le-Comte

14,059 people

2 · 19 km southeast of it

Benet

4,089 people

3 · 20 km north of it

La Châtaigneraie

2,600 people

4 · 22 km northwest of it

Saint-Jean-d'Hermine

3,611 people

Compare the 6 towns

Town	Where Château Baron is	People
Fontenay-le-Comte	It’s in this commune	14,059
Benet	19 km southeast of it	4,089
La Châtaigneraie	20 km north of it	2,600
Saint-Jean-d'Hermine	22 km northwest of it	3,611
Marans	23 km southwest of it	4,476
Saint-Jean-de-Liversay	23 km south of it	3,063

Make a day of it

Next door to Château Baron

Nearby, 46 places within 15 km include 2 châteaux, 2 monasteries and 2 forts.

ChâteauChâteau de Terre Neuve1.1 km southwest, in Fontenay-le-Comte 2Monastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbaye de Maillezais12 km south, in Maillezais 3AttractionAttractionFontaine des Quatre Tias200 m south, in Fontenay-le-Comte 4AbbeyAbbeyPrieuré Notre-Dame de Fontenay-le-Comte300 m southwest, in Fontenay-le-Comte 5Monastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des Tiercelettes600 m southwest, in Fontenay-le-Comte 6ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Michel-le-Cloucq4.1 km northeast, in Saint-Michel-le-Cloucq 7FortFortEnceinte préhistorique de Champ-Durand13 km southeast, in Rives-d'Autise 8FortFortTour Mélusine12 km north, in Vouvant

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

Visiting Château Baron

Where is Château Baron?

Château Baron is in Fontenay-le-Comte, in Vendée (Pays de la Loire).

What is Château Baron?

Château.

When is the best time to visit Château Baron?

April to October are the warmest months in Fontenay-le-Comte, with afternoon highs of 17–27°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Château Baron?

Within 15 km: Château de Terre Neuve (1.1 km), Abbaye de Maillezais (12 km), Fontaine des Quatre Tias (200 m) and Prieuré Notre-Dame de Fontenay-le-Comte (300 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 (1)

Château de Terre Neuve: Gdf85, 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.