Château de Dion
You will find Château de Dion in Chérac. The surrounding 5 km hold 4 more places to visit. Since 2012 it has been a registered historic monument (inscrit).
Château in Chérac
In Chérac
Château de Dion is in the commune of Chérac, with 4 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
Protected as a historic monument since 2012; built in the 16th and 17th centuries (Mérimée record PA17000097). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Warm months and wet ones
Warm weather in Chérac runs April to October, with highs of 18–27°C.
Château de Dion
Wikipedia covers it in 2 languages. Further out, Arc de Germanicus is 14 km away.
- Type
- Château
- Protection
- Registered historic monument (inscrit) · 2012
- Built
- 16th and 17th centuries
- Covered in
- 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Chérac, Charente-Maritime
Getting your bearings
Orange marks Château de Dion, and the numbered points match the list of places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Chérac. · commune boundary: IGN
Where people come from
Among the 8, Saintes is the biggest, home to 25,363 people. Each town here links to its own guide.
Chérac
Chaniers
Val-de-Cognac
Cognac
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Château de Dion is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Chérac | It’s in this commune | 1,130 |
| Chaniers | 8.9 km northwest of it | 3,651 |
| Val-de-Cognac | 9.8 km northeast of it | 3,471 |
| Cognac | 10 km east of it | 18,532 |
| Châteaubernard | 12 km east of it | 3,878 |
| Pons | 14 km southwest of it | 4,343 |
| Saintes | 15 km northwest of it | 25,363 |
| Saint-Georges-des-Coteaux | 21 km northwest of it | 2,843 |
Beyond Château de Dion
Choose from 74 places within 15 km, such as 2 attractions, 2 châteaux and a cathedral.
Monastery or conventAbbaye aux Dames de Saintes14 km northwest, in Saintes5ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Merpins5.4 km east, in Merpins6AttractionAttractionAbbaye de Fontdouce8.7 km north, in Saint-Bris-des-Bois7Art galleryArt galleryMusée archéologique de Saintes14 km northwest, in Saintes8GardenGardenJardin public de Cognac11 km east, in CognacWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Château de Dion in questions
Where is Château de Dion?
Château de Dion is in Chérac, in Charente-Maritime (Nouvelle-Aquitaine).
What is Château de Dion?
Château.
Is Château de Dion a historic monument?
Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit), since 2012, Mérimée record PA17000097.
How well known is Château de Dion?
Château de Dion 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 Dion?
April to October are the warmest months in Chérac, with afternoon highs of 18–27°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Château de Dion?
Within 15 km: Arc de Germanicus (14 km), Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Saintes (14 km), Château de Cognac (10 km) and Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes (14 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)
- Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes: Myrabella, 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.