Château de Courances
Château de Courances is a castle in Courances. It was listed in 1983 as a classé historic monument (in part). Around it, within 15 km, lie 75 more places, Conservatoire national des plantes à parfum, médicinales, aromatiques et industrielles (5 km) first on our list.
Château in Courances
One of the best-known places to visit in France
#878 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓
In Courances
Château de Courances is in the commune of Courances, with 16 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Classé historic monument (in part)
Protected as a historic monument since 1983; built in the 17th century (Mérimée record PA00087871). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Month by month
If warmth matters, go May to September: Courances reaches 20–26°C.
Château de Courances
There are Wikipedia articles on it in 8 languages.
- Type
- Château
- Protection
- Classé historic monument (in part) · 1983
- Built
- 17th century
- Covered in
- 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Courances, Essonne
- Official site
- courances.net
The way to Château de Courances
The orange dot is Château de Courances; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Courances. · commune boundary: IGN
The nearest towns
Of the 8, Milly-la-Forêt is the largest, at 4,562 people. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.
Courances
Milly-la-Forêt
Boutigny-sur-Essonne
Maisse
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Château de Courances is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Courances | It’s in this commune | 348 |
| Milly-la-Forêt | 4.3 km south of it | 4,562 |
| Boutigny-sur-Essonne | 6.6 km west of it | 3,146 |
| Maisse | 7.9 km southwest of it | 2,797 |
| Champcueil | 7.9 km north of it | 2,854 |
| La Ferté-Alais | 9.4 km northwest of it | 3,731 |
| Pringy | 11 km northeast of it | 3,864 |
| Cerny | 11 km northwest of it | 3,531 |
Around Château de Courances
Among the 75 within 15 km are 3 museums, 2 châteaux and a garden.
MuseumMaison Jean-Cocteau4.3 km south, in Milly-la-Forêt3MuseumMuseumMoulin de Dannemois1.7 km northeast, in Dannemois4
MuseumLe Cyclope3 km south, in Milly-la-Forêt5FortFortVellaunodunum6.9 km north, in Nainville-les-Roches6
ChurchChapelle Saint-Blaise-des-Simples de Milly-la-Forêt4.7 km south, in Milly-la-Forêt7
ChâteauChâteau du Saussay11 km northwest, in Ballancourt-sur-Essonne8ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Fleury-en-Bière5.8 km east, in Fleury-en-BièreWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Château de Courances in questions
Where is Château de Courances?
Château de Courances is in Courances, in Essonne (Île-de-France).
What is Château de Courances?
Castle in Courances, France.
Is Château de Courances a historic monument?
Yes: Classé historic monument (in part), since 1983, Mérimée record PA00087871.
How well known is Château de Courances?
Château de Courances has 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #878 of the 37,318 French places we list.
When is the best time to visit Château de Courances?
May to September are the warmest months in Courances, with afternoon highs of 20–26°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Château de Courances?
Within 15 km: Conservatoire national des plantes à parfum, médicinales, aromatiques et industrielles (5 km), Maison Jean-Cocteau (4.3 km), Moulin de Dannemois (1.7 km) and Le Cyclope (3 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 (4)
- Maison Jean-Cocteau: Pline, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Le Cyclope: Lecyclop, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chapelle Saint-Blaise-des-Simples de Milly-la-Forêt: Cyrilb1881, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château du Saussay: Barbubarb1, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.