FrançaisGuest, Sign inJoin
Château · Raulhac · Cantal

Château de Cropières

Château de Cropières is a historic castle. Visitors find it in Raulhac. It was listed in 1986 as a classé historic monument.

Where
In Raulhac
inside the commune
Historic monument
1986
Classé historic monument
How well known
Top 3%
#1,019 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
May–Oct
highs of 17–26°C
In brief

Château in Raulhac

One of the best-known places to visit in France

#1,019 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓

In Raulhac

Château de Cropières is in the commune of Raulhac. Towns near it ↓

Classé historic monument

Protected as a historic monument since 1986; built in the 13th, 14th, 17th and 18th centuries (Mérimée record PA00093581). About ↓

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

When to go

How the seasons run

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

Jan8° / -1°135 mm
Feb9° / -2°115 mm
Mar13° / 1°111 mm
Apr16° / 3°129 mm
May20° / 7°126 mm
Jun24° / 10°101 mm
Jul26° / 12°87 mm
Aug26° / 11°99 mm
Sep22° / 8°118 mm
Oct17° / 6°126 mm
Nov11° / 2°158 mm
Dec8° / -1°157 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Raulhac, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Marmanhac station, 18 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Raulhac’s full climate →
About

Château de Cropières

Wikipedia covers it in 7 languages. There are 40 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Château de Vixouze (5.6 km).

Château de Cropières on Wikipedia ↗

Mérimée record PA00093581 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type
Château
Protection
Classé historic monument · 1986
Built
13th, 14th, 17th and 18th centuries
Covered in
7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
Raulhac, Cantal
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
The map

The way to Château de Cropières

Find Château de Cropières in orange; each number is a place listed below.

12345678

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

Towns near it

Towns that count Château de Cropières

In size, Aurillac comes first of the 4, with 26,214 people. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.

1234
  1. 1Raulhac
  2. 2Arpajon-sur-Cère
  3. 3Aurillac
  4. 4Ytrac
1 · It’s in this commune

Raulhac

274 people

2 · 16 km west of it

Arpajon-sur-Cère

6,361 people

3 · 17 km west of it

Aurillac

26,214 people

4 · 23 km west of it

Ytrac

4,339 people

Compare the 4 towns
TownWhere Château de Cropières isPeople
RaulhacIt’s in this commune274
Arpajon-sur-Cère16 km west of it6,361
Aurillac17 km west of it26,214
Ytrac23 km west of it4,339
Make a day of it

More near Château de Cropières

8 châteaux are among the 40 within 15 km.

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

Château de Cropières: what to know

Where is Château de Cropières?

Château de Cropières is in Raulhac, in Cantal (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes).

What is Château de Cropières?

Historic castle in Cantal, France.

Is Château de Cropières a historic monument?

Yes: Classé historic monument, since 1986, Mérimée record PA00093581.

How well known is Château de Cropières?

Château de Cropières has 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #1,019 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Château de Cropières?

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

What else is there to see near Château de Cropières?

Within 15 km: Château de Vixouze (5.6 km), Château de Pesteils (7.5 km), Château de Messilhac (5.8 km) and Château de Venzac (6.2 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.