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Château · Chalus · Puy-de-Dôme

Château de Chalus

In Chalus stands Château de Chalus. The surrounding 5 km hold 8 more places to visit. It has been a classé historic monument since 1989.

Where
In Chalus
inside the commune
Historic monument
1989
Classé historic monument
How well known
Top 15%
#5,252 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
May–Oct
highs of 17–26°C
In brief

Château in Chalus

In Chalus

Château de Chalus is in the commune of Chalus, with 8 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Classé historic monument

Protected as a historic monument since 1989; built in the 14th and 15th centuries (Mérimée record PA00091933). About ↓

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

When to go

The climate through the year

Warm weather in Chalus runs May to October, with highs of 17–26°C.

Jan7° / 0°29 mm
Feb8° / 0°21 mm
Mar12° / 2°28 mm
Apr16° / 5°56 mm
May19° / 8°76 mm
Jun23° / 12°64 mm
Jul26° / 14°73 mm
Aug26° / 13°70 mm
Sep22° / 10°53 mm
Oct17° / 8°53 mm
Nov11° / 4°53 mm
Dec8° / 1°30 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Chalus, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Plauzat_Sapc station, 18 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Chalus’ full climate →
About

Château de Chalus

Its Wikipedia coverage spans 2 languages. Around it, Château de Villeneuve-Lembron (2.3 km) comes first on our list.

Château de Chalus on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Mérimée record PA00091933 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type
Château
Protection
Classé historic monument · 1989
Built
14th and 15th centuries
Covered in
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
Chalus, Puy-de-Dôme
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
The map

Getting your bearings

Use the numbers to match each place near Château de Chalus with the list.

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

Towns near it

Towns within reach of Château de Chalus

The biggest base of the 8 is Issoire (15,115 people). The commune it is in, then the towns of 2,500+ within 25 km.

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  1. 1Chalus
  2. 2Issoire
  3. 3Brassac-les-Mines
  4. 4Sainte-Florine
  5. 5Vic-le-Comte
  6. 6Brioude
  7. 7Veyre-Monton
  8. 8Les Martres-de-Veyre
1 · It’s in this commune

Chalus

177 people

2 · 8.9 km north of it

Issoire

15,115 people

3 · 10 km southeast of it

Brassac-les-Mines

3,412 people

4 · 11 km southeast of it

Sainte-Florine

3,283 people

Compare the 8 towns
TownWhere Château de Chalus isPeople
ChalusIt’s in this commune177
Issoire8.9 km north of it15,115
Brassac-les-Mines10 km southeast of it3,412
Sainte-Florine11 km southeast of it3,283
Vic-le-Comte20 km north of it5,396
Brioude23 km southeast of it6,527
Veyre-Monton23 km north of it3,721
Les Martres-de-Veyre24 km north of it3,826

Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.

Make a day of it

Places to add to Château de Chalus

Of the 47 within 15 km, look for 5 châteaux, a church and an abbey.

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

Questions people have about Château de Chalus

Where is Château de Chalus?

Château de Chalus is in Chalus, in Puy-de-Dôme (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes).

What is Château de Chalus?

Château.

Is Château de Chalus a historic monument?

Yes: Classé historic monument, since 1989, Mérimée record PA00091933.

How well known is Château de Chalus?

Château de Chalus 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 Chalus?

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

What else is there to see near Château de Chalus?

Within 15 km: Château de Villeneuve-Lembron (2.3 km), Église Saint-Austremoine d'Issoire (9.1 km), Château de la Grange Fort (7.5 km) and Château de Parentignat (9.7 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)

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.