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Château Citran

Château Citran is a bordeaux wine from Haut-Médoc. The town it belongs to is Avensan. It has been a registered historic monument (inscrit, in part) since 2012.

Where

In Avensan

inside the commune

Historic monument

2012

Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part)

How well known

Top 5%

#1,591 of 37,318 French places we list

Warmest months

Apr–Oct

highs of 18–27°C

In brief

Château in Avensan

One of the best-known places to visit in France

#1,591 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓

In Avensan

Château Citran is in the commune of Avensan, with 8 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part)

Protected as a historic monument since 2012; built in the 19th century (Mérimée record PA33000155). About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

Choosing a month

The warmest stretch in Avensan is April to October, at 18–27°C in the afternoon.

Jan11° / 2°104 mm

Feb12° / 2°81 mm

Mar16° / 4°72 mm

Apr18° / 6°78 mm

May22° / 10°75 mm

Jun25° / 13°72 mm

Jul27° / 15°48 mm

Aug27° / 14°59 mm

Sep24° / 11°79 mm

Oct20° / 9°90 mm

Nov14° / 5°127 mm

Dec11° / 3°123 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Avensan, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Salaunes station, 12 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Avensan’s full climate →

About

Château Citran

Its Wikipedia coverage spans 5 languages. Nearby, Château Margaux (6.3 km) heads a list of 64 within 15 km.

Château Citran on Wikipedia ↗

Mérimée record PA33000155 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type: Château
Protection: Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part) · 2012
Built: 19th century
Covered in: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune: Avensan, Gironde

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

The map

Where it sits

Numbered points are the places near Château Citran, which is in orange.

Towns near it

Bases near Château Citran

Blaye is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (5,066 people). From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

1 · It’s in this commune

Avensan

3,140 people

2 · 4.8 km northwest of it

Listrac-Médoc

2,807 people

3 · 5 km southwest of it

Castelnau-de-Médoc

4,907 people

4 · 5.4 km east of it

Margaux-Cantenac

2,845 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Château Citran is	People
Avensan	It’s in this commune	3,140
Listrac-Médoc	4.8 km northwest of it	2,807
Castelnau-de-Médoc	5 km southwest of it	4,907
Margaux-Cantenac	5.4 km east of it	2,845
Arsac	7.6 km southeast of it	4,124
Blaye	11 km northeast of it	5,066
Macau	11 km southeast of it	4,576
Saint-Laurent-Médoc	12 km northwest of it	4,914

Make a day of it

Make a day of it near Château Citran

Our list has 64 more within 15 km, among them 8 châteaux.

ChâteauChâteau Margaux6.3 km east, in Margaux-Cantenac 2

ChâteauChâteau Rauzan-Ségla6 km east, in Margaux-Cantenac 3

ChâteauChâteau Lascombes5.2 km east, in Margaux-Cantenac 4

ChâteauChâteau Cantenac Brown6 km southeast, in Margaux-Cantenac 5

ChâteauCitadelle de Blaye11 km northeast, in Blaye 6

ChâteauChâteau Palmer6.4 km east, in Margaux-Cantenac 7

ChâteauFort Paté9.1 km northeast, in Blaye 8ChâteauChâteauFort Médoc7.4 km northeast, in Cussac-Fort-Médoc

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

Questions people have about Château Citran

Where is Château Citran?

Château Citran is in Avensan, in Gironde (Nouvelle-Aquitaine).

What is Château Citran?

Bordeaux wine from Haut-Médoc.

Is Château Citran a historic monument?

Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part), since 2012, Mérimée record PA33000155.

How well known is Château Citran?

Château Citran has 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #1,591 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Château Citran?

April to October are the warmest months in Avensan, with afternoon highs of 18–27°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Château Citran?

Within 15 km: Château Margaux (6.3 km), Château Rauzan-Ségla (6 km), Château Lascombes (5.2 km) and Château Cantenac Brown (6 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 (7)

Château Margaux: BillBl, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Château Rauzan-Ségla: Benjamin Zingg, Switzerland, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Château Lascombes: PA, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Château Cantenac Brown: 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
Château Palmer: PA, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Fort Paté: GBR2blaye, 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.