Château de Benais
Visitors to Benais can see Château de Benais. The surrounding 5 km hold 21 more places to visit. Since 1929 it has been a registered historic monument (inscrit).
Château in Benais
In Benais
Château de Benais is in the commune of Benais, with 21 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
Protected as a historic monument since 1929; built in the 16th century (Mérimée record PA00097582). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Picking your season
Highs of 17–27°C mark April to October in Benais.
Château de Benais
2 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. Around it, Château de Montsoreau (14 km) comes first on our list.
- Type
- Château
- Protection
- Registered historic monument (inscrit) · 1929
- Built
- 16th century
- Covered in
- 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Benais, Indre-et-Loire
Château de Benais and what surrounds it
The places near Château de Benais are numbered on the map in the order below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Benais. · commune boundary: IGN
Bases near Château de Benais
Home to 8,144 people, Chinon is the largest of these 8. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.
Benais
Bourgueil
Beaumont-en-Véron
Langeais
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Château de Benais is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Benais | It’s in this commune | 945 |
| Bourgueil | 3.3 km west of it | 3,631 |
| Beaumont-en-Véron | 11 km south of it | 2,717 |
| Langeais | 14 km east of it | 4,367 |
| Chinon | 14 km south of it | 8,144 |
| Allonnes | 15 km west of it | 2,911 |
| Cinq-Mars-la-Pile | 19 km east of it | 4,015 |
| Azay-le-Rideau | 19 km east of it | 3,438 |
Beyond Château de Benais
Our list has 108 more within 15 km, among them 6 attractions, a château and an abbey.
AttractionForteresse royale de Chinon14 km south, in Chinon4
AttractionChâteau de Langeais15 km east, in Langeais5AttractionAttractionCentrale nucléaire de Chinon8.1 km southwest, in Avoine6ChâteauChâteauChâteau des Réaux7.2 km southwest, in Chouzé-sur-Loire7AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye royale de Bourgueil3.6 km southwest, in Bourgueil8AttractionAttractionChâteau de Gizeux11 km north, in GizeuxWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Château de Benais: common questions
Where is Château de Benais?
Château de Benais is in Benais, in Indre-et-Loire (Centre-Val de Loire).
What is Château de Benais?
Château.
Is Château de Benais a historic monument?
Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit), since 1929, Mérimée record PA00097582.
How well known is Château de Benais?
Château de Benais 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 Benais?
April to October are the warmest months in Benais, with afternoon highs of 17–27°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Château de Benais?
Within 15 km: Château de Montsoreau (14 km), Château d'Ussé (7.7 km), Forteresse royale de Chinon (14 km) and Château de Langeais (15 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)
- Forteresse royale de Chinon: Franck Badaire, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Langeais: Carsten Steger, 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.