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Ruins · Saint-Jean-Ligoure · Haute-Vienne

Château de Chalucet

Château de Chalucet is a ruined castle. The town it belongs to is Saint-Jean-Ligoure. Since 1875 it has been a classé historic monument.

Where
In Saint-Jean-Ligoure
inside the commune
Historic monument
1875
Classé historic monument
How well known
Top 5%
#1,591 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
May–Oct
highs of 17–26°C
In brief

Ruins in Saint-Jean-Ligoure

One of the best-known places to visit in France

#1,591 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓

In Saint-Jean-Ligoure

Château de Chalucet is in the commune of Saint-Jean-Ligoure, with 28 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Classé historic monument

Protected as a historic monument since 1875; built in the 13th and 14th centuries (Mérimée record PA00100255). About ↓

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

When to go

The year in Saint-Jean-Ligoure

In Saint-Jean-Ligoure the warm season is May to October, with highs of 17–26°C.

Jan8° / 1°96 mm
Feb9° / 1°77 mm
Mar14° / 3°75 mm
Apr16° / 5°94 mm
May20° / 9°83 mm
Jun24° / 12°79 mm
Jul26° / 14°59 mm
Aug26° / 14°65 mm
Sep22° / 10°77 mm
Oct17° / 8°85 mm
Nov11° / 4°110 mm
Dec9° / 2°110 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Saint-Jean-Ligoure, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Nexon station, 9.5 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Saint-Jean-Ligoure’s full climate →
About

Château de Chalucet

Wikipedia covers it in 5 languages. 101 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Limoges (11 km).

Château de Chalucet on Wikipedia ↗

Mérimée record PA00100255 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type
Ruins
Protection
Classé historic monument · 1875
Built
13th and 14th centuries
Covered in
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
Saint-Jean-Ligoure, Haute-Vienne
Official site
chalucet.com
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
The map

Finding Château de Chalucet

Château de Chalucet sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Saint-Jean-Ligoure. · commune boundary: IGN

Towns near it

Staying near Château de Chalucet

Panazol is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (11,342 people). Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.

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  1. 1Saint-Jean-Ligoure
  2. 2Boisseuil
  3. 3Feytiat
  4. 4Condat-sur-Vienne
  5. 5Bosmie-l'Aiguille
  6. 6Isle
  7. 7Panazol
  8. 8Nexon
1 · It’s in this commune

Saint-Jean-Ligoure

505 people

2 · 4.1 km north of it

Boisseuil

3,010 people

3 · 8.2 km north of it

Feytiat

6,176 people

4 · 8.6 km northwest of it

Condat-sur-Vienne

5,281 people

Compare the 8 towns
TownWhere Château de Chalucet isPeople
Saint-Jean-LigoureIt’s in this commune505
Boisseuil4.1 km north of it3,010
Feytiat8.2 km north of it6,176
Condat-sur-Vienne8.6 km northwest of it5,281
Bosmie-l'Aiguille9.5 km northwest of it2,667
Isle11 km northwest of it7,995
Panazol11 km north of it11,342
Nexon11 km southwest of it2,548
Make a day of it

Also near Château de Chalucet

Within 15 km you can add 3 museums, a cathedral and an abbey.

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

Visiting Château de Chalucet

Where is Château de Chalucet?

Château de Chalucet is in Saint-Jean-Ligoure, in Haute-Vienne (Nouvelle-Aquitaine).

What is Château de Chalucet?

Ruined castle in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.

Is Château de Chalucet a historic monument?

Yes: Classé historic monument, since 1875, Mérimée record PA00100255.

How well known is Château de Chalucet?

Château de Chalucet has 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #1,591 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Château de Chalucet?

May to October are the warmest months in Saint-Jean-Ligoure, with afternoon highs of 17–26°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Château de Chalucet?

Within 15 km: Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Limoges (11 km), Abbaye Saint-Martial de Limoges (12 km), Parc du Reynou (3.1 km) and Musée national Adrien-Dubouché (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 (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.