Château de la Rochefuret
Château de la Rochefuret stands in Ballan-Miré. Nearby, 29 more places to visit are within 5 km. Since 1948 it has been a registered historic monument (inscrit, in part).
Château in Ballan-Miré
In Ballan-Miré
Château de la Rochefuret is in the commune of Ballan-Miré, with 29 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part)
Protected as a historic monument since 1948; built in the 17th and 19th centuries (Mérimée record PA00097557). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Picking your season
Highs of 17–26°C mark May to October in Ballan-Miré.
Château de la Rochefuret
There are Wikipedia articles on it in 2 languages. For a second stop, Château de Villandry is 8.7 km away.
- Type
- Château
- Protection
- Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part) · 1948
- Built
- 17th and 19th centuries
- Covered in
- 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Ballan-Miré, Indre-et-Loire
Where Château de la Rochefuret is
Numbered points are the places near Château de la Rochefuret, which is in orange.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Ballan-Miré. · commune boundary: IGN
The nearest towns to Château de la Rochefuret
With 139,259 people, Tours is the largest of the 8. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.
- 1Ballan-Miré
- 2Joué-lès-Tours
- 3La Riche
- 4Savonnières
- 5Chambray-lès-Tours
- 6Fondettes
- 7Tours
- 8Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire
Ballan-Miré
Joué-lès-Tours
La Riche
Savonnières
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Château de la Rochefuret is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Ballan-Miré | It’s in this commune | 8,477 |
| Joué-lès-Tours | 2.5 km east of it | 38,423 |
| La Riche | 4.5 km northeast of it | 10,487 |
| Savonnières | 5.3 km west of it | 3,392 |
| Chambray-lès-Tours | 5.9 km east of it | 12,720 |
| Fondettes | 6.1 km north of it | 10,954 |
| Tours | 6.7 km northeast of it | 139,259 |
| Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire | 7.2 km north of it | 17,029 |
More to see nearby
4 attractions, 2 châteaux and a church are among the 164 within 15 km.
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours7.1 km northeast, in Tours3ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Plessis-lès-Tours4.3 km northeast, in La Riche4
ChurchBasilique Saint-Martin de Tours6.3 km northeast, in Tours5
ChâteauChâteau de Candé6.4 km southeast, in Monts6
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Tours7.1 km northeast, in Tours7
AttractionChâteau de Tours7.1 km northeast, in Tours8AttractionAttractionChâteau de Luynes7 km northwest, in LuynesWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Planning a visit to Château de la Rochefuret
Where is Château de la Rochefuret?
Château de la Rochefuret is in Ballan-Miré, in Indre-et-Loire (Centre-Val de Loire).
What is Château de la Rochefuret?
Château.
Is Château de la Rochefuret a historic monument?
Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part), since 1948, Mérimée record PA00097557.
How well known is Château de la Rochefuret?
Château de la Rochefuret 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 Rochefuret?
May to October are the warmest months in Ballan-Miré, with afternoon highs of 17–26°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Château de la Rochefuret?
Within 15 km: Château de Villandry (8.7 km), Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours (7.1 km), Château de Plessis-lès-Tours (4.3 km) and Basilique Saint-Martin de Tours (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 (5)
- Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours: Miralolotte23, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Basilique Saint-Martin de Tours: Parsifall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Candé: Gilbert Bochenek, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours: Casper Moller, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Tours: Eusebius, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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