Château d'Angers
Château d'Angers is a castle in Angers. It was listed in 2017 as a classé historic monument. Look also at Cathédrale Saint-Maurice d'Angers, 400 m away, first of 180 more within 15 km.
Attraction in Angers
One of the best-known places to visit in France
#160 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (29 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓
In Angers
Château d'Angers is in the commune of Angers, with 87 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Classé historic monument
Protected as a historic monument since 2017; built in the 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th centuries (Mérimée record PA00108871). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
When to go
May to October are the warmest in Angers, with afternoon highs of 17–26°C.
Château d'Angers
Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 29 languages.
- Type
- Attraction
- Protection
- Classé historic monument · 2017
- Built
- 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th centuries
- Covered in
- 29 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Angers, Maine-et-Loire
- Official site
- chateau-angers.fr
The essentials
Where to find Château d'Angers
Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Château d'Angers is the orange one.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Angers. · commune boundary: IGN
Towns a short way from Château d'Angers
The largest of the 8 towns is Angers, with 159,022 people. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.
- 1Angers
- 2Avrillé
- 3Sainte-Gemmes-sur-Loire
- 4Saint-Barthélemy-d'Anjou
- 5Les Ponts-de-Cé
- 6Beaucouzé
- 7Bouchemaine
- 8Écouflant
Angers
Avrillé
Sainte-Gemmes-sur-Loire
Saint-Barthélemy-d'Anjou
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Château d'Angers is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Angers | It’s in this commune | 159,022 |
| Avrillé | 4.2 km northwest of it | 15,251 |
| Sainte-Gemmes-sur-Loire | 4.9 km south of it | 3,685 |
| Saint-Barthélemy-d'Anjou | 4.9 km east of it | 9,720 |
| Les Ponts-de-Cé | 5 km southeast of it | 13,149 |
| Beaucouzé | 5.3 km west of it | 5,732 |
| Bouchemaine | 5.4 km southwest of it | 6,580 |
| Écouflant | 5.8 km northeast of it | 4,749 |
Make a day of it near Château d'Angers
2 museums, a cathedral and a garden are among the 180 within 15 km.
CathedralCathédrale Saint-Maurice d'Angers400 m east, in Angers2
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts d'Angers400 m east, in Angers3GardenGardenJardin des plantes d'Angers1.3 km northeast, in Angers4AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Aubin d'Angers600 m southeast, in Angers5
MuseumMuseum d'histoire naturelle d'Angers1.1 km east, in Angers6Monastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbaye Saint-Nicolas d'Angers1.3 km northwest, in Angers7ChâteauChâteauPalais du Tau400 m east, in Angers8AttractionAttractionChâteau du Plessis-Bourré15 km north, in ÉcuilléWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Château d'Angers: the answers
Where is Château d'Angers?
Château d'Angers is in Angers, in Maine-et-Loire (Pays de la Loire).
What is Château d'Angers?
Castle in Angers, France.
Is Château d'Angers a historic monument?
Yes: Classé historic monument, since 2017, Mérimée record PA00108871.
How well known is Château d'Angers?
Château d'Angers has 29 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #160 of the 37,318 French places we list.
When is the best time to visit Château d'Angers?
May to October are the warmest months in Angers, with afternoon highs of 17–26°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Château d'Angers?
Within 15 km: Cathédrale Saint-Maurice d'Angers (400 m), Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Angers (400 m), Jardin des plantes d'Angers (1.3 km) and Abbaye Saint-Aubin d'Angers (600 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 (4)
- Château d'Angers: Nataloche, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Saint-Maurice d'Angers: Denis Pithon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Angers: Selbymay, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum d'histoire naturelle d'Angers: Okapie49, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.