Château d'Orbessan
Set in Orbessan is Château d'Orbessan. Add any of 2 more places within 5 km to a visit. It has been a registered historic monument (inscrit) since 1942.
Château in Orbessan
In Orbessan
Château d'Orbessan is in the commune of Orbessan, with 2 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
Protected as a historic monument since 1942; built in the 17th and 18th centuries (Mérimée record PA00094883). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Weather through the year
April to October are the warmest in Orbessan, with afternoon highs of 18–28°C.
Château d'Orbessan
Its Wikipedia coverage spans 2 languages. Worth the trip, Montégut is 12 km off.
- Type
- Château
- Protection
- Registered historic monument (inscrit) · 1942
- Built
- 17th and 18th centuries
- Covered in
- 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Orbessan, Gers
Château d'Orbessan and what surrounds it
On this map, Château d'Orbessan is orange and its neighbours are numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Orbessan. · commune boundary: IGN
Staying near Château d'Orbessan
Auch, with 22,428 people, is the largest of the 5. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.
After Château d'Orbessan
Within 15 km you can add 3 châteaux, 3 attractions and a museum.
AttractionCathédrale Sainte-Marie d'Auch12 km north, in Auch3AttractionAttractionSite paléontologique de Sansan2.3 km southeast, in Sansan4MuseumMuseumMusée des Amériques - Auch12 km north, in Auch5AttractionAttractionAbbaye de Boulaur13 km east, in Boulaur6ChâteauChâteauChâteau du Garrané5.9 km southwest, in Seissan7ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Seissan5.9 km south, in Seissan8Monastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des Carmélites d'Auch12 km north, in AuchWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Your questions on Château d'Orbessan
Where is Château d'Orbessan?
Château d'Orbessan is in Orbessan, in Gers (Occitanie).
What is Château d'Orbessan?
Château.
Is Château d'Orbessan a historic monument?
Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit), since 1942, Mérimée record PA00094883.
How well known is Château d'Orbessan?
Château d'Orbessan 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'Orbessan?
April to October are the warmest months in Orbessan, with afternoon highs of 18–28°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Château d'Orbessan?
Within 15 km: Montégut (12 km), Cathédrale Sainte-Marie d'Auch (12 km), Site paléontologique de Sansan (2.3 km) and Musée des Amériques - Auch (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 (1)
- Cathédrale Sainte-Marie d'Auch: Didier Descouens, 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.