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Château de Balaguier

Château de Balaguier, a fort, stands in Balaguier-sur-Rance. Another 3 places to visit lie within 5 km. It has been a registered historic monument (inscrit) since 2015.

Where
In Balaguier-sur-Rance
inside the commune
Historic monument
2015
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
How well known
Top 15%
#5,252 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
Apr–Oct
highs of 18–29°C
In brief

Fort in Balaguier-sur-Rance

In Balaguier-sur-Rance

Château de Balaguier is in the commune of Balaguier-sur-Rance, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Registered historic monument (inscrit)

Protected as a historic monument since 2015; built in the 17th century (Mérimée record PA12000056). About ↓

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

When to go

Seasons and weather

Expect highs of 18–29°C in Balaguier-sur-Rance from April to October.

Jan9° / 2°93 mm
Feb11° / 2°70 mm
Mar15° / 4°74 mm
Apr18° / 7°95 mm
May22° / 10°92 mm
Jun26° / 13°72 mm
Jul29° / 15°50 mm
Aug29° / 15°62 mm
Sep25° / 12°71 mm
Oct20° / 10°81 mm
Nov13° / 6°95 mm
Dec10° / 3°96 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Balaguier-sur-Rance, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Bastide Solages station, 8.5 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Balaguier-sur-Rance’s full climate →
About

Château de Balaguier

Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 2 languages. Worth the trip, Château de Coupiac is 6.2 km off.

Château de Balaguier on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Mérimée record PA12000056 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type
Fort
Protection
Registered historic monument (inscrit) · 2015
Built
17th century
Covered in
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
Balaguier-sur-Rance, Aveyron
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
The map

Map of Château de Balaguier and nearby

The map puts Château de Balaguier in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Balaguier-sur-Rance. · commune boundary: IGN

Towns near it

Bases near Château de Balaguier

The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.

1 · It’s in this commune

Balaguier-sur-Rance

90 people

Make a day of it

After Château de Balaguier

13 more lie within 15 km, 4 châteaux, a museum and a monastery among them.

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

Château de Balaguier: common questions

Where is Château de Balaguier?

Château de Balaguier is in Balaguier-sur-Rance, in Aveyron (Occitanie).

What is Château de Balaguier?

Fort.

Is Château de Balaguier a historic monument?

Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit), since 2015, Mérimée record PA12000056.

How well known is Château de Balaguier?

Château de Balaguier 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 de Balaguier?

April to October are the warmest months in Balaguier-sur-Rance, with afternoon highs of 18–29°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Château de Balaguier?

Within 15 km: Château de Coupiac (6.2 km), Château de Saint-Izaire (14 km), Monastère Notre-Dame d'Orient (6.3 km) and Pont Vieux de Brousse-le-Château (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).

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.