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Château de Fourques

Château de Fourques is a fourques (Gard, Occitanie, France), originally a medieval castle but much later reworked. Since 1913 it has been a classé historic monument. Nearby, Terrasse du café le soir (2.2 km) heads a list of 115 within 15 km.

Where

In Fourques

inside the commune

Historic monument

1913

Classé historic monument

How well known

Top 15%

#5,252 of 37,318 French places we list

Warmest months

Apr–Oct

highs of 19–30°C

In brief

Château in Fourques

In Fourques

Château de Fourques is in the commune of Fourques, with 61 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Classé historic monument

Protected as a historic monument since 1913 (Mérimée record PA00103054). About ↓

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

When to go

Which month to go

If warmth matters, go April to October: Fourques reaches 19–30°C.

Jan11° / 3°54 mm

Feb13° / 3°33 mm

Mar16° / 6°34 mm

Apr19° / 9°57 mm

May23° / 12°40 mm

Jun27° / 16°27 mm

Jul30° / 18°13 mm

Aug30° / 18°27 mm

Sep25° / 14°84 mm

Oct21° / 12°81 mm

Nov15° / 7°77 mm

Dec12° / 4°44 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Fourques, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Arles station, 22 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Fourques’ full climate →

About

Château de Fourques

2 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.

Château de Fourques on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Mérimée record PA00103054 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type: Château
Protection: Classé historic monument · 1913
Covered in: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune: Fourques, Gard

Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

The map

Its place on the map

Château de Fourques is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.

Towns near it

Towns a short way from Château de Fourques

Home to 51,811 people, Arles is the largest of these 8. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

1 · It’s in this commune

Fourques

2,680 people

2 · 4.6 km southeast of it

Arles

51,811 people

3 · 8.4 km northeast of it

Fontvieille

3,571 people

4 · 10 km northwest of it

Bellegarde

8,035 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Château de Fourques is	People
Fourques	It’s in this commune	2,680
Arles	4.6 km southeast of it	51,811
Fontvieille	8.4 km northeast of it	3,571
Bellegarde	10 km northwest of it	8,035
Beaucaire	13 km north of it	15,692
Tarascon	13 km north of it	15,396
Saint-Gilles	15 km west of it	14,734
Jonquières-Saint-Vincent	15 km north of it	3,875

Make a day of it

After Château de Fourques

Our list has 115 more within 15 km, among them 5 attractions, an archaeological site and a museum.

AttractionTerrasse du café le soir2.2 km southeast, in Arles 2AttractionAttractionLa Nuit étoilée2 km southeast, in Arles 3

Archaeological siteArènes d'Arles2.4 km southeast, in Arles 4AttractionAttractionAncienne cathédrale Saint-Trophime à Arles2.4 km southeast, in Arles 5AttractionAttractionLes Alyscamps3.1 km southeast, in Arles 6

AttractionThéâtre antique d'Arles2.5 km southeast, in Arles 7

MuseumMuseon Arlaten2.3 km southeast, in Arles 8Monastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbaye Saint-Pierre de Montmajour4.4 km east, in Arles

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

Questions before you go

Where is Château de Fourques?

Château de Fourques is in Fourques, in Gard (Occitanie).

What is Château de Fourques?

Fourques (Gard, Occitanie, France), originally a medieval castle but much later reworked.

Is Château de Fourques a historic monument?

Yes: Classé historic monument, since 1913, Mérimée record PA00103054.

How well known is Château de Fourques?

Château de Fourques 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 Fourques?

April to October are the warmest months in Fourques, with afternoon highs of 19–30°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Château de Fourques?

Within 15 km: Terrasse du café le soir (2.2 km), La Nuit étoilée (2 km), Arènes d'Arles (2.4 km) and Ancienne cathédrale Saint-Trophime à Arles (2.4 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)

Terrasse du café le soir: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Arènes d'Arles: PierreSelim, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Théâtre antique d'Arles: Velvet, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Museon Arlaten: Elliott Brown from Birmingham, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, 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.