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Château de La Palice

Visitors to Lapalisse can see Château de La Palice, an attraction. Add any of 5 more places within 5 km to a visit. Since 1998 it has been a classé historic monument (in part).

Where
In Lapalisse
inside the commune
Historic monument
1998
Classé historic monument (in part)
How well known
Top 5%
#1,591 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
May–Oct
highs of 17–26°C
In brief

Attraction in Lapalisse

One of the best-known places to visit in France

#1,591 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓

In Lapalisse

Château de La Palice is in the commune of Lapalisse, with 5 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Classé historic monument (in part)

Protected as a historic monument since 1998; built in the 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th centuries (Mérimée record PA00093132). About ↓

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

When to go

Weather, month by month

Warmest in Lapalisse are May to October, at 17–26°C.

Jan7° / 0°56 mm
Feb8° / 0°43 mm
Mar13° / 2°51 mm
Apr16° / 5°63 mm
May20° / 9°81 mm
Jun24° / 12°64 mm
Jul26° / 14°71 mm
Aug26° / 14°75 mm
Sep22° / 10°59 mm
Oct17° / 7°70 mm
Nov11° / 3°71 mm
Dec7° / 1°60 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Lapalisse, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Saint Didier_Sapc station, 21 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Lapalisse’s full climate →
About

Château de La Palice

Its Wikipedia coverage spans 5 languages. Further out, Hostellerie du Puits de l'Image is 100 m away.

Château de La Palice on Wikipedia ↗

Mérimée record PA00093132 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type
Attraction
Protection
Classé historic monument (in part) · 1998
Built
12th, 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th centuries
Covered in
5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
Lapalisse, Allier
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
The map

Where Château de La Palice is

Use the numbers to match each place near Château de La Palice with the list.

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

Towns near it

The nearest towns to Château de La Palice

Home to 25,115 people, Vichy is the largest of these 8. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.

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  1. 1Lapalisse
  2. 2Saint-Germain-des-Fossés
  3. 3Creuzier-le-Vieux
  4. 4Cusset
  5. 5Varennes-sur-Allier
  6. 6Vichy
  7. 7Abrest
  8. 8Bellerive-sur-Allier
1 · It’s in this commune

Lapalisse

3,138 people

2 · 16 km west of it

Saint-Germain-des-Fossés

3,579 people

3 · 19 km southwest of it

Creuzier-le-Vieux

3,205 people

4 · 19 km southwest of it

Cusset

13,316 people

Compare the 8 towns
TownWhere Château de La Palice isPeople
LapalisseIt’s in this commune3,138
Saint-Germain-des-Fossés16 km west of it3,579
Creuzier-le-Vieux19 km southwest of it3,205
Cusset19 km southwest of it13,316
Varennes-sur-Allier20 km northwest of it3,549
Vichy21 km southwest of it25,115
Abrest22 km southwest of it2,915
Bellerive-sur-Allier23 km southwest of it8,943
Make a day of it

After Château de La Palice

Choose from 33 places within 15 km, such as 7 châteaux and a fort.

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

A visit to Château de La Palice: questions

Where is Château de La Palice?

Château de La Palice is in Lapalisse, in Allier (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes).

What is Château de La Palice?

Castle in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

Is Château de La Palice a historic monument?

Yes: Classé historic monument (in part), since 1998, Mérimée record PA00093132.

How well known is Château de La Palice?

Château de La Palice has 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #1,591 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Château de La Palice?

May to October are the warmest months in Lapalisse, with afternoon highs of 17–26°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

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

Within 15 km: Hostellerie du Puits de l'Image (100 m), Château de Châteaumorand (14 km), Château de Puyfol (8.9 km) and Château de Montaigu-le-Blin (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.