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Château de Couanac

Château de Couanac is a castle in the Lot département. You can find it in Varaire. It has been a registered historic monument (inscrit, in part) since 1974.

Where
In Varaire
inside the commune
Historic monument
1974
Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part)
How well known
Top 9%
#3,165 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
Apr–Oct
highs of 17–28°C
In brief

Château in Varaire

One of the best-known places to visit in France

#3,165 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓

In Varaire

Château de Couanac is in the commune of Varaire, with 2 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part)

Protected as a historic monument since 1974; built in the 12th and 16th centuries (Mérimée record PA00095278). About ↓

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

When to go

The year in Varaire

In Varaire the warm season is April to October, with highs of 17–28°C.

Jan9° / 1°75 mm
Feb10° / 1°59 mm
Mar14° / 3°66 mm
Apr17° / 6°93 mm
May21° / 9°88 mm
Jun25° / 12°73 mm
Jul28° / 14°48 mm
Aug28° / 14°60 mm
Sep24° / 11°68 mm
Oct19° / 8°75 mm
Nov13° / 4°82 mm
Dec10° / 2°78 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Varaire, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Villefranche-De-Rouergue station, 24 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Varaire’s full climate →
About

Château de Couanac

3 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. Around it, within 15 km, lie 29 more places, Château de Labastide (7.5 km) first on our list.

Château de Couanac on Wikipedia ↗

Mérimée record PA00095278 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type
Château
Protection
Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part) · 1974
Built
12th and 16th centuries
Covered in
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
Varaire, Lot
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
The map

Château de Couanac on the map

The places near Château de Couanac are numbered on the map in the order below.

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

Towns near it

Nearby towns

Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.

12
  1. 1Varaire
  2. 2Cahors
1 · It’s in this commune

Varaire

359 people

2 · 22 km west of it

Cahors

20,050 people

Compare the 2 towns
TownWhere Château de Couanac isPeople
VaraireIt’s in this commune359
Cahors22 km west of it20,050
Make a day of it

Next door to Château de Couanac

A visit can add 7 châteaux and a monastery, from 29 places within 15 km.

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

Before visiting Château de Couanac

Where is Château de Couanac?

Château de Couanac is in Varaire, in Lot (Occitanie).

What is Château de Couanac?

Castle in the Lot département of France.

Is Château de Couanac a historic monument?

Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part), since 1974, Mérimée record PA00095278.

How well known is Château de Couanac?

Château de Couanac has 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #3,165 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Château de Couanac?

April to October are the warmest months in Varaire, with afternoon highs of 17–28°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Château de Couanac?

Within 15 km: Château de Labastide (7.5 km), Château de Larnagol (13 km), Château de Cénevières (11 km) and Château de Cabrerets (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).

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.