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Château · Gourgé · Deux-Sèvres

Château d'Orfeuille

Château d'Orfeuille stands in Gourgé. The surrounding 5 km hold 3 more places to visit. Since 1996 it has been a registered historic monument (inscrit).

Where
In Gourgé
inside the commune
Historic monument
1996
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
How well known
Top 15%
#5,252 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
May–Oct
highs of 18–27°C
In brief

Château in Gourgé

In Gourgé

Château d'Orfeuille is in the commune of Gourgé, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Registered historic monument (inscrit)

Protected as a historic monument since 1996; built in the 17th and 19th centuries (Mérimée record PA79000003). About ↓

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

When to go

The seasons here

Afternoons in Gourgé reach 18–27°C from May to October.

Jan8° / 2°68 mm
Feb10° / 1°51 mm
Mar14° / 3°50 mm
Apr17° / 5°55 mm
May21° / 9°60 mm
Jun24° / 12°53 mm
Jul27° / 14°45 mm
Aug27° / 13°48 mm
Sep23° / 10°53 mm
Oct18° / 8°76 mm
Nov12° / 5°77 mm
Dec9° / 2°78 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Gourgé, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Thenezay station, 8.5 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Gourgé’s full climate →
About

Château d'Orfeuille

Its Wikipedia coverage spans 2 languages. Nearby, Château de Maisontiers (3.3 km) leads the list.

Château d'Orfeuille on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Mérimée record PA79000003 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type
Château
Protection
Registered historic monument (inscrit) · 1996
Built
17th and 19th centuries
Covered in
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
Gourgé, Deux-Sèvres
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
The map

Mapping Château d'Orfeuille

Spot Château d'Orfeuille in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Gourgé. · commune boundary: IGN

Towns near it

Towns around Château d'Orfeuille, by distance

In size, Bressuire comes first of the 6, with 19,970 people. All of these towns include it on their pages.

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  1. 1Gourgé
  2. 2Airvault
  3. 3Châtillon-sur-Thouet
  4. 4Parthenay
  5. 5Bressuire
  6. 6Thouars
1 · It’s in this commune

Gourgé

884 people

2 · 9 km northeast of it

Airvault

3,306 people

3 · 11 km south of it

Châtillon-sur-Thouet

2,656 people

4 · 13 km south of it

Parthenay

10,140 people

Compare the 6 towns
TownWhere Château d'Orfeuille isPeople
GourgéIt’s in this commune884
Airvault9 km northeast of it3,306
Châtillon-sur-Thouet11 km south of it2,656
Parthenay13 km south of it10,140
Bressuire23 km northwest of it19,970
Thouars25 km north of it13,891
Make a day of it

Other places close by

Nearby, 36 places within 15 km include 7 châteaux and an attraction.

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

Questions before you go

Where is Château d'Orfeuille?

Château d'Orfeuille is in Gourgé, in Deux-Sèvres (Nouvelle-Aquitaine).

What is Château d'Orfeuille?

Château.

Is Château d'Orfeuille a historic monument?

Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit), since 1996, Mérimée record PA79000003.

How well known is Château d'Orfeuille?

Château d'Orfeuille 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'Orfeuille?

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

What else is there to see near Château d'Orfeuille?

Within 15 km: Château de Maisontiers (3.3 km), Château de Saint-Loup-sur-Thouet (4.9 km), Château d'Airvault (9.5 km) and Abbaye Saint-Pierre d'Airvault (9.5 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 (2)

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.