Château d'Aurec
In Aurec-sur-Loire stands Château d'Aurec. Within 5 km there are 6 more places to visit. It was listed in 1996 as a registered historic monument (inscrit).
Château in Aurec-sur-Loire
In Aurec-sur-Loire
Château d'Aurec is in the commune of Aurec-sur-Loire, with 6 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
Protected as a historic monument since 1996; built in the 15th and 16th centuries (Mérimée record PA00092584). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Picking your season
Afternoons in Aurec-sur-Loire reach 17–28°C from April to October.
Château d'Aurec
Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 2 languages. A short trip away is Église Saint-Pierre de Firminy, 7 km off.
- Type
- Château
- Protection
- Registered historic monument (inscrit) · 1996
- Built
- 15th and 16th centuries
- Covered in
- 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Aurec-sur-Loire, Haute-Loire
- Official site
- chateaudaurec.fr
Where to find Château d'Aurec
Château d'Aurec is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Aurec-sur-Loire. · commune boundary: IGN
Towns a short way from Château d'Aurec
Among the 8, Firminy is the biggest, home to 17,060 people. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.
- 1Aurec-sur-Loire
- 2Fraisses
- 3Unieux
- 4Firminy
- 5Monistrol-sur-Loire
- 6Saint-Didier-en-Velay
- 7Saint-Just-Malmont
- 8Bas-en-Basset
Aurec-sur-Loire
Fraisses
Unieux
Firminy
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Château d'Aurec is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Aurec-sur-Loire | It’s in this commune | 6,164 |
| Fraisses | 5.5 km east of it | 3,872 |
| Unieux | 6.7 km northeast of it | 8,514 |
| Firminy | 7.2 km east of it | 17,060 |
| Monistrol-sur-Loire | 8.8 km south of it | 8,823 |
| Saint-Didier-en-Velay | 9.2 km southeast of it | 3,523 |
| Saint-Just-Malmont | 9.3 km east of it | 4,239 |
| Bas-en-Basset | 9.8 km southwest of it | 4,638 |
Nearby, too
Around it, within 15 km, lie 49 more, including 4 attractions, 3 châteaux and a church.
ChurchÉglise Saint-Pierre de Firminy7 km east, in Firminy2AttractionAttractionMaison de la culture de Firminy-Vert7.2 km east, in Firminy3AttractionAttractionUnité d'habitation de Firminy-Vert6.5 km east, in Firminy4ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Grangent12 km north, in Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert5ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Grangeasse1.9 km southeast, in Aurec-sur-Loire6AttractionAttractionChâteau d'Essalois8.8 km north, in Chambles7AttractionAttractionStade de Firminy-Vert7.1 km east, in Firminy8
ChâteauChâteau des Évêques-du-Puy8.7 km south, in Monistrol-sur-LoireWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Château d'Aurec in questions
Where is Château d'Aurec?
Château d'Aurec is in Aurec-sur-Loire, in Haute-Loire (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes).
What is Château d'Aurec?
Château.
Is Château d'Aurec a historic monument?
Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit), since 1996, Mérimée record PA00092584.
How well known is Château d'Aurec?
Château d'Aurec 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 Château d'Aurec?
April to October are the warmest months in Aurec-sur-Loire, with afternoon highs of 17–28°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Château d'Aurec?
Within 15 km: Église Saint-Pierre de Firminy (7 km), Maison de la culture de Firminy-Vert (7.2 km), Unité d'habitation de Firminy-Vert (6.5 km) and Château de Grangent (12 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 (3)
- Château d'Aurec: Daniel Villafruela ., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Église Saint-Pierre de Firminy: Peter Christian Riemann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château des Évêques-du-Puy: Torsade de Pointes, Public domain, 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.