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Château · Giez · Haute-Savoie

Château de Gye

Giez counts Château de Gye among its places to visit. Within 5 km there are 8 more places to visit. It was listed in 1979 as a registered historic monument (inscrit, in part).

Where
In Giez
inside the commune
Historic monument
1979
Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part)
How well known
Top 15%
#5,252 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
May–Sep
highs of 20–26°C
In brief

Château in Giez

In Giez

Château de Gye is in the commune of Giez, with 8 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part)

Protected as a historic monument since 1979; built in the 15th, 18th and 19th centuries (Mérimée record PA00118400). About ↓

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

When to go

Picking your season

Afternoons in Giez peak at 20–26°C, May to September.

Jan6° / -1°143 mm
Feb8° / 0°109 mm
Mar13° / 3°122 mm
Apr17° / 6°102 mm
May20° / 10°116 mm
Jun25° / 13°109 mm
Jul26° / 15°111 mm
Aug26° / 15°115 mm
Sep22° / 12°93 mm
Oct17° / 8°106 mm
Nov10° / 3°119 mm
Dec6° / 0°154 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Giez, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Ugine station, 13 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Giez’s full climate →
About

Château de Gye

Wikipedia covers it in 2 languages. Nearby, Château de Menthon-Saint-Bernard (13 km) leads the list.

Château de Gye on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Mérimée record PA00118400 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type
Château
Protection
Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part) · 1979
Built
15th, 18th and 19th centuries
Covered in
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
Giez, Haute-Savoie
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
The map

The area around Château de Gye

Château de Gye sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.

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

Towns near it

Where people come from

The largest of the 8 towns is Albertville, with 19,978 people. The list runs from its own town outward.

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  1. 1Giez
  2. 2Faverges-Seythenex
  3. 3Doussard
  4. 4Saint-Jorioz
  5. 5Mercury
  6. 6Ugine
  7. 7Gilly-sur-Isère
  8. 8Albertville
1 · It’s in this commune

Giez

570 people

2 · 3.7 km east of it

Faverges-Seythenex

7,545 people

3 · 3.8 km northwest of it

Doussard

3,751 people

4 · 11 km northwest of it

Saint-Jorioz

6,390 people

Compare the 8 towns
TownWhere Château de Gye isPeople
GiezIt’s in this commune570
Faverges-Seythenex3.7 km east of it7,545
Doussard3.8 km northwest of it3,751
Saint-Jorioz11 km northwest of it6,390
Mercury12 km southeast of it3,495
Ugine13 km east of it7,154
Gilly-sur-Isère13 km southeast of it3,149
Albertville14 km southeast of it19,978
Make a day of it

Other places close by

Around it, within 15 km, lie 67 more, including 5 châteaux, 2 forts and an attraction.

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

Château de Gye: what to know

Where is Château de Gye?

Château de Gye is in Giez, in Haute-Savoie (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes).

What is Château de Gye?

Château.

Is Château de Gye a historic monument?

Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part), since 1979, Mérimée record PA00118400.

How well known is Château de Gye?

Château de Gye 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 Gye?

May to September are the warmest months in Giez, with afternoon highs of 20–26°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Château de Gye?

Within 15 km: Château de Menthon-Saint-Bernard (13 km), Col de la Forclaz (6.4 km), Château de Chevron (11 km) and Château de Faverges (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 (2)

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.