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Château · Saint-Jean-de-Chevelu · Savoie

Château de La Forest

Château de La Forest is one of the places to visit in Saint-Jean-de-Chevelu. Add any of 22 more places within 5 km to a visit. It was listed in 1995 as a registered historic monument (inscrit).

Where
In Saint-Jean-de-Chevelu
inside the commune
Historic monument
1995
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
How well known
Top 15%
#5,252 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
Apr–Sep
highs of 17–28°C
In brief

Château in Saint-Jean-de-Chevelu

In Saint-Jean-de-Chevelu

Château de La Forest is in the commune of Saint-Jean-de-Chevelu, with 22 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Registered historic monument (inscrit)

Protected as a historic monument since 1995 (Mérimée record PA00135660). About ↓

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

When to go

The best months to visit

If warmth matters, go April to September: Saint-Jean-de-Chevelu reaches 17–28°C.

Jan6° / -2°100 mm
Feb8° / -2°84 mm
Mar13° / 1°94 mm
Apr17° / 4°97 mm
May21° / 8°109 mm
Jun25° / 12°108 mm
Jul28° / 13°98 mm
Aug27° / 13°113 mm
Sep22° / 10°113 mm
Oct17° / 6°125 mm
Nov10° / 2°118 mm
Dec6° / -1°123 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Saint-Jean-de-Chevelu, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Mognard station, 13 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Saint-Jean-de-Chevelu’s full climate →
About

Château de La Forest

2 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. Further out, Abbaye royale d’Hautecombe is 8.1 km away.

Château de La Forest on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Mérimée record PA00135660 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type
Château
Protection
Registered historic monument (inscrit) · 1995
Covered in
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
Saint-Jean-de-Chevelu, Savoie
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
The map

Around Château de La Forest, mapped

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

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Saint-Jean-de-Chevelu. · commune boundary: IGN

Towns near it

The towns around Château de La Forest

In size, Aix-les-Bains comes first of the 8, with 32,406 people. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.

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  1. 1Saint-Jean-de-Chevelu
  2. 2Yenne
  3. 3Le Bourget-du-Lac
  4. 4Tresserve
  5. 5Aix-les-Bains
  6. 6Drumettaz-Clarafond
  7. 7Grésy-sur-Aix
  8. 8La Motte-Servolex
1 · It’s in this commune

Saint-Jean-de-Chevelu

834 people

2 · 3.9 km northwest of it

Yenne

3,026 people

3 · 5.5 km southeast of it

Le Bourget-du-Lac

5,216 people

4 · 7.2 km east of it

Tresserve

2,909 people

Compare the 8 towns
TownWhere Château de La Forest isPeople
Saint-Jean-de-CheveluIt’s in this commune834
Yenne3.9 km northwest of it3,026
Le Bourget-du-Lac5.5 km southeast of it5,216
Tresserve7.2 km east of it2,909
Aix-les-Bains8 km east of it32,406
Drumettaz-Clarafond9.4 km east of it3,012
Grésy-sur-Aix10 km northeast of it4,740
La Motte-Servolex11 km southeast of it12,067
Make a day of it

Close to Château de La Forest

Nearby, 100 places within 15 km include 4 forts, 2 attractions and a cathedral.

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

Visiting Château de La Forest

Where is Château de La Forest?

Château de La Forest is in Saint-Jean-de-Chevelu, in Savoie (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes).

What is Château de La Forest?

Château.

Is Château de La Forest a historic monument?

Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit), since 1995, Mérimée record PA00135660.

How well known is Château de La Forest?

Château de La Forest 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 La Forest?

April to September are the warmest months in Saint-Jean-de-Chevelu, with afternoon highs of 17–28°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Château de La Forest?

Within 15 km: Abbaye royale d’Hautecombe (8.1 km), Arc de Campanus (8.4 km), Cathédrale Saint-Jean de Belley (12 km) and Château de Somont (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).

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.