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Château de Dortan

Among the sights of Dortan is Château de Dortan. It was listed in 1997 as a registered historic monument (inscrit). Around it, within 15 km, lie 17 more places, Château de Cornod (8.3 km) first on our list.

Where
In Dortan
inside the commune
Historic monument
1997
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
How well known
Top 15%
#5,252 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
May–Sep
highs of 19–25°C
In brief

Château in Dortan

In Dortan

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

Registered historic monument (inscrit)

Protected as a historic monument since 1997; built in the 15th, 18th and 19th centuries (Mérimée record PA01000005). About ↓

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

When to go

The weather, month by month

In Dortan, May to September bring the warmest days: highs of 19–25°C.

Jan6° / -2°136 mm
Feb7° / -2°119 mm
Mar12° / 1°120 mm
Apr16° / 4°122 mm
May19° / 8°138 mm
Jun23° / 11°113 mm
Jul25° / 13°112 mm
Aug25° / 13°115 mm
Sep21° / 10°116 mm
Oct16° / 7°149 mm
Nov10° / 2°162 mm
Dec6° / -1°165 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Dortan, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Cernon station, 9.1 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Dortan’s full climate →
About

Château de Dortan

Wikipedia covers it in 2 languages.

Château de Dortan on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Mérimée record PA01000005 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type
Château
Protection
Registered historic monument (inscrit) · 1997
Built
15th, 18th and 19th centuries
Covered in
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
Dortan, Ain
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
The map

Getting your bearings

The numbers show what else is near Château de Dortan, in the order listed below.

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

Towns near it

Bases near Château de Dortan

The largest of the 8 towns is Oyonnax, with 22,480 people. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.

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  1. 1Dortan
  2. 2Arbent
  3. 3Oyonnax
  4. 4Bellignat
  5. 5Montréal-la-Cluse
  6. 6Saint-Claude
  7. 7Nantua
  8. 8Péron
1 · It’s in this commune

Dortan

2,074 people

2 · 4.1 km south of it

Arbent

3,555 people

3 · 6.7 km south of it

Oyonnax

22,480 people

4 · 7.9 km south of it

Bellignat

3,525 people

Compare the 8 towns
TownWhere Château de Dortan isPeople
DortanIt’s in this commune2,074
Arbent4.1 km south of it3,555
Oyonnax6.7 km south of it22,480
Bellignat7.9 km south of it3,525
Montréal-la-Cluse16 km southwest of it3,568
Saint-Claude17 km northeast of it8,386
Nantua19 km south of it3,416
Péron25 km southeast of it2,916
Make a day of it

Combine it with these

Within 15 km you can add 3 museums, 2 châteaux and a monastery.

1ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Cornod8.3 km west, in Cornod2MuseumMuseumUsine électrique la Grande Vapeur6.3 km south, in Oyonnax3ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Coiselet6.4 km southwest, in Matafelon-Granges4MuseumMuseumMusée archéologique d'Izernore14 km southwest, in Izernore5MuseumMuseumMusée du jouet de Moirans-en-Montagne14 km north, in Moirans-en-Montagne6Monastery or conventMonastery or conventChartreuse de Vaucluse13 km north, in Onoz7AttractionAttractionDinoplagne15 km south, in Plagne8Archaeological siteArchaeological siteSanctuaire gallo-romain du Pont des Arches13 km northeast, in Villards-d'Héria

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

Questions people have about Château de Dortan

Where is Château de Dortan?

Château de Dortan is in Dortan, in Ain (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes).

What is Château de Dortan?

Château.

Is Château de Dortan a historic monument?

Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit), since 1997, Mérimée record PA01000005.

How well known is Château de Dortan?

Château de Dortan 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 Dortan?

May to September are the warmest months in Dortan, with afternoon highs of 19–25°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Château de Dortan?

Within 15 km: Château de Cornod (8.3 km), Usine électrique la Grande Vapeur (6.3 km), Château de Coiselet (6.4 km) and Musée archéologique d'Izernore (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).

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.