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Château de Joyeuse

Visitors to Dunières can see Château de Joyeuse. Just one more place on our list lies within 5 km. It has been a registered historic monument (inscrit) since 2002.

Where
In Dunières
inside the commune
Historic monument
2002
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
How well known
Top 15%
#5,252 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
May–Sep
highs of 18–25°C
In brief

Château in Dunières

In Dunières

Château de Joyeuse is in the commune of Dunières, with 1 more place to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Registered historic monument (inscrit)

Protected as a historic monument since 2002; built in the 13th century (Mérimée record PA43000030). About ↓

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

When to go

Weather through the year

Aim for May to September, when Dunières reaches 18–25°C.

Jan5° / -1°46 mm
Feb6° / -1°35 mm
Mar10° / 2°39 mm
Apr14° / 4°69 mm
May18° / 8°93 mm
Jun22° / 11°81 mm
Jul25° / 13°79 mm
Aug24° / 13°78 mm
Sep19° / 10°80 mm
Oct15° / 7°89 mm
Nov9° / 3°87 mm
Dec6° / 0°47 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Dunières, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Monistrol-Sur-Loire station, 14 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Dunières’ full climate →
About

Château de Joyeuse

Articles on it exist in 2 languages. For a second stop, Arboretum de l'Hermet is 5.6 km away.

Château de Joyeuse on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Mérimée record PA43000030 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type
Château
Protection
Registered historic monument (inscrit) · 2002
Built
13th century
Covered in
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
Dunières, Haute-Loire
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
The map

The way to Château de Joyeuse

Orange shows Château de Joyeuse; numbers mark the places near it.

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

Towns near it

Towns that list Château de Joyeuse

In size, Monistrol-sur-Loire comes first of the 8, with 8,823 people. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.

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  1. 1Dunières
  2. 2Sainte-Sigolène
  3. 3Tence
  4. 4Saint-Didier-en-Velay
  5. 5Saint-Just-Malmont
  6. 6Saint-Maurice-de-Lignon
  7. 7Monistrol-sur-Loire
  8. 8Saint-Genest-Malifaux
1 · It’s in this commune

Dunières

2,670 people

2 · 8.5 km northwest of it

Sainte-Sigolène

6,097 people

3 · 11 km south of it

Tence

3,111 people

4 · 11 km northwest of it

Saint-Didier-en-Velay

3,523 people

Compare the 8 towns
TownWhere Château de Joyeuse isPeople
DunièresIt’s in this commune2,670
Sainte-Sigolène8.5 km northwest of it6,097
Tence11 km south of it3,111
Saint-Didier-en-Velay11 km northwest of it3,523
Saint-Just-Malmont15 km north of it4,239
Saint-Maurice-de-Lignon15 km west of it2,688
Monistrol-sur-Loire15 km northwest of it8,823
Saint-Genest-Malifaux16 km northeast of it2,921
Make a day of it

Other places close by

Of the 39 within 15 km, look for 4 châteaux, 2 abbeys and a garden.

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

Questions people have about Château de Joyeuse

Where is Château de Joyeuse?

Château de Joyeuse is in Dunières, in Haute-Loire (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes).

What is Château de Joyeuse?

Château.

Is Château de Joyeuse a historic monument?

Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit), since 2002, Mérimée record PA43000030.

How well known is Château de Joyeuse?

Château de Joyeuse 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 Joyeuse?

May to September are the warmest months in Dunières, with afternoon highs of 18–25°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Château de Joyeuse?

Within 15 km: Arboretum de l'Hermet (5.6 km), Château de Saint-Romain-Lachalm (5.9 km), Abbaye de Clavas (11 km) and Abbaye de la Sauve-Bénite (11 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.