Château de Fitou
Château de Fitou is a museum you can visit in Fitou. 3 more places to visit are within 5 km. It was listed in 1948 as a registered historic monument (inscrit).
Museum in Fitou
In Fitou
Château de Fitou is in the commune of Fitou, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
Protected as a historic monument since 1948; built in the 12th century (Mérimée record PA00102688). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Picking your season
Afternoons in Fitou peak at 18–29°C, April to October.
Château de Fitou
Its Wikipedia coverage spans 2 languages. Worth the trip, Forteresse de Salses is 7.7 km off.
- Type
- Museum
- Protection
- Registered historic monument (inscrit) · 1948
- Built
- 12th century
- Covered in
- 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Fitou, Aude
Château de Fitou on the map
The numbers show what else is near Château de Fitou, in the order listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Fitou. · commune boundary: IGN
Towns close to Château de Fitou
In size, Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque comes first of the 8, with 9,898 people. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.
- 1Fitou
- 2Leucate
- 3Salses-le-Château
- 4Le Barcarès
- 5Saint-Hippolyte
- 6Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque
- 7Port-la-Nouvelle
- 8Sigean
Fitou
Leucate
Salses-le-Château
Le Barcarès
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Château de Fitou is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Fitou | It’s in this commune | 1,158 |
| Leucate | 5.7 km east of it | 4,562 |
| Salses-le-Château | 8.5 km southwest of it | 3,965 |
| Le Barcarès | 11 km southeast of it | 6,109 |
| Saint-Hippolyte | 12 km south of it | 3,126 |
| Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque | 14 km south of it | 9,898 |
| Port-la-Nouvelle | 15 km northeast of it | 5,852 |
| Sigean | 15 km north of it | 5,657 |
Close to Château de Fitou
There are 31 within 15 km, 3 forts, 2 attractions and a garden among them.
AttractionForteresse de Salses7.7 km southwest, in Salses-le-Château2AttractionAttractionLydia9 km southeast, in Le Barcarès3GardenGardenJardin botanique de Foncaude7.2 km northwest, in Feuilla4FortFortFort de Leucate4.2 km east, in Leucate5ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Salveterra9.6 km west, in Opoul-Périllos6FortFortRedoute de la Franqui6.7 km northeast, in Leucate7FortFortPorte de la Barbacane9.1 km north, in La Palme8MuseumMuseumMémorial du Camp de Rivesaltes12 km southwest, in Salses-le-ChâteauWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
A visit to Château de Fitou: questions
Where is Château de Fitou?
Château de Fitou is in Fitou, in Aude (Occitanie).
What is Château de Fitou?
Museum.
Is Château de Fitou a historic monument?
Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit), since 1948, Mérimée record PA00102688.
How well known is Château de Fitou?
Château de Fitou 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 Fitou?
April to October are the warmest months in Fitou, with afternoon highs of 18–29°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Château de Fitou?
Within 15 km: Forteresse de Salses (7.7 km), Lydia (9 km), Jardin botanique de Foncaude (7.2 km) and Fort de Leucate (4.2 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).
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Forteresse de Salses: Albert Sarola Juanola, 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.