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Château de la Calade

Château de la Calade is a château in Aix-en-Provence. It has been a registered historic monument (inscrit, in part) since 2011. Within 15 km there are 128 more places to visit, starting with Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur d'Aix-en-Provence (6.5 km).

Where

In Aix-en-Provence

inside the commune

Historic monument

2011

Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part)

How well known

Top 6%

#2,141 of 37,318 French places we list

Warmest months

Apr–Oct

highs of 19–31°C

In brief

Château in Aix-en-Provence

One of the best-known places to visit in France

#2,141 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓

In Aix-en-Provence

Château de la Calade is in the commune of Aix-en-Provence, with 7 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part)

Protected as a historic monument since 2011; built in the 17th century (Mérimée record PA00080987). About ↓

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

When to go

Warm months and wet ones

In Aix-en-Provence, April to October bring the warmest days: highs of 19–31°C.

Jan12° / 2°53 mm

Feb13° / 2°36 mm

Mar16° / 4°33 mm

Apr19° / 7°58 mm

May23° / 11°48 mm

Jun28° / 15°36 mm

Jul31° / 17°16 mm

Aug31° / 17°34 mm

Sep26° / 13°88 mm

Oct21° / 10°77 mm

Nov15° / 6°79 mm

Dec12° / 2°51 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Aix-en-Provence, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Aix En Provence station, 500 m away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Aix-en-Provence’s full climate →

About

Château de la Calade

Wikipedia covers it in 4 languages.

Château de la Calade on Wikipedia ↗

Mérimée record PA00080987 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type: Château
Protection: Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part) · 2011
Built: 17th century
Covered in: 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune: Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône

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

The map

Château de la Calade at a glance

Orange marks Château de la Calade, and the numbered points match the list of places below.

Towns near it

Towns close to Château de la Calade

Aix-en-Provence, with 149,695 people, is the largest of the 8. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.

1 · It’s in this commune

Aix-en-Provence

149,695 people

2 · 2.8 km west of it

Éguilles

8,479 people

3 · 7.7 km east of it

Venelles

8,418 people

4 · 8.2 km southwest of it

Ventabren

5,839 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Château de la Calade is	People
Aix-en-Provence	It’s in this commune	149,695
Éguilles	2.8 km west of it	8,479
Venelles	7.7 km east of it	8,418
Ventabren	8.2 km southwest of it	5,839
Saint-Cannat	8.8 km northwest of it	6,097
Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade	10 km north of it	5,935
Rognes	11 km north of it	4,693
Coudoux	12 km west of it	3,825

Make a day of it

Also within reach

128 more lie within 15 km, 4 museums, 2 attractions and a cathedral among them.

CathedralCathédrale Saint-Sauveur d'Aix-en-Provence6.5 km southeast, in Aix-en-Provence 2

Archaeological siteOppidum d'Entremont4.6 km southeast, in Aix-en-Provence 3

MuseumMusée Granet7.3 km southeast, in Aix-en-Provence 4

MuseumPavillon Vendôme6.3 km southeast, in Aix-en-Provence 5

MuseumCamp des Milles7.7 km south, in Aix-en-Provence 6AttractionAttractionAqueduc de Roquefavour8.8 km southwest, in Ventabren 7AttractionAttractionFontaine de la Rotonde6.9 km southeast, in Aix-en-Provence 8

MuseumHôtel de Caumont7.1 km southeast, in Aix-en-Provence

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

What people ask about Château de la Calade

Where is Château de la Calade?

Château de la Calade is in Aix-en-Provence, in Bouches-du-Rhône (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur).

What is Château de la Calade?

Château in Aix-en-Provence, France.

Is Château de la Calade a historic monument?

Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part), since 2011, Mérimée record PA00080987.

How well known is Château de la Calade?

Château de la Calade has 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #2,141 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Château de la Calade?

April to October are the warmest months in Aix-en-Provence, with afternoon highs of 19–31°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Château de la Calade?

Within 15 km: Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur d'Aix-en-Provence (6.5 km), Oppidum d'Entremont (4.6 km), Musée Granet (7.3 km) and Pavillon Vendôme (6.3 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 (6)

Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur d'Aix-en-Provence: Georges Seguin ( Okki ), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Oppidum d'Entremont: Mark Landon, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée Granet: François GOGLINS, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Pavillon Vendôme: vallis-clausa, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Camp des Milles: Alaric Favier, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hôtel de Caumont: Bjs, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.