Château de Joyeuse Garde
Château de Joyeuse Garde is a castle ruins. This is one of the sights of La Forest-Landerneau. It has been a classé historic monument since 1975.
Château in La Forest-Landerneau
One of the best-known places to visit in France
#1,261 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓
In La Forest-Landerneau
Château de Joyeuse Garde is in the commune of La Forest-Landerneau, with 10 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Classé historic monument
Protected as a historic monument since 1975; built in the 12th century (Mérimée record PA00089961). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Warm months and wet ones
The warmest afternoons in La Forest-Landerneau run June to September, at 19–21°C.
Château de Joyeuse Garde
Its Wikipedia coverage spans 6 languages. Nearby, Château de Brest (14 km) heads a list of 89 within 15 km.
- Type
- Château
- Protection
- Classé historic monument · 1975
- Built
- 12th century
- Covered in
- 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- La Forest-Landerneau, Finistère
Its place on the map
Orange marks Château de Joyeuse Garde, and the numbered points match the list of places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of La Forest-Landerneau. · commune boundary: IGN
Where people come from
By population, Landerneau leads the 8 with 16,363. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.
- 1La Forest-Landerneau
- 2Landerneau
- 3Loperhet
- 4Le Relecq-Kerhuon
- 5Guipavas
- 6Plouédern
- 7Plougastel-Daoulas
- 8Gouesnou
La Forest-Landerneau
Landerneau
Loperhet
Le Relecq-Kerhuon
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Château de Joyeuse Garde is | People |
|---|---|---|
| La Forest-Landerneau | It’s in this commune | 2,018 |
| Landerneau | 5.1 km northeast of it | 16,363 |
| Loperhet | 5.4 km south of it | 3,959 |
| Le Relecq-Kerhuon | 6.6 km west of it | 11,897 |
| Guipavas | 6.9 km west of it | 15,538 |
| Plouédern | 7.7 km northeast of it | 3,103 |
| Plougastel-Daoulas | 7.8 km southwest of it | 13,434 |
| Gouesnou | 11 km west of it | 6,501 |
Combine it with these
Nearby, 89 places within 15 km include 2 museums, an attraction and a ship.
Historic shipS 62214 km west, in Brest3
GardenConservatoire botanique national de Brest10 km west, in Brest4
MuseumTour Tanguy14 km west, in Brest5AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame de Daoulas7.8 km southeast, in Daoulas6
AquariumOcéanopolis9.7 km southwest, in Brest7ChâteauChâteauManoir de la Haye3.3 km northwest, in Saint-Divy8
MuseumFonds Hélène et Édouard Leclerc pour la culture5.6 km northeast, in LanderneauWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Château de Joyeuse Garde
Where is Château de Joyeuse Garde?
Château de Joyeuse Garde is in La Forest-Landerneau, in Finistère (Brittany).
What is Château de Joyeuse Garde?
Castle ruins.
Is Château de Joyeuse Garde a historic monument?
Yes: Classé historic monument, since 1975, Mérimée record PA00089961.
How well known is Château de Joyeuse Garde?
Château de Joyeuse Garde has 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #1,261 of the 37,318 French places we list.
When is the best time to visit Château de Joyeuse Garde?
June to September are the warmest months in La Forest-Landerneau, with afternoon highs of 19–21°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Château de Joyeuse Garde?
Within 15 km: Château de Brest (14 km), S 622 (14 km), Conservatoire botanique national de Brest (10 km) and Tour Tanguy (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).
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- S 622: Uwe486~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Conservatoire botanique national de Brest: Loïc Ruellan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tour Tanguy: S.DÉNIEL, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Océanopolis: Remi Jouan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fonds Hélène et Édouard Leclerc pour la culture: Lemra ou pas, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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