Château de Marçay
Château de Marçay stands in Marçay. Add any of 8 more places within 5 km to a visit. It was listed in 1963 as a registered historic monument (inscrit, in part).
Château in Marçay
In Marçay
Château de Marçay is in the commune of Marçay, with 8 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part)
Protected as a historic monument since 1963; built in the 15th and 17th centuries (Mérimée record PA00097858). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
The year in Marçay
Afternoons in Marçay peak at 18–27°C, May to October.
Château de Marçay
There are Wikipedia articles on it in 2 languages. For a second stop, Forteresse royale de Chinon is 7.5 km away.
- Type
- Château
- Protection
- Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part) · 1963
- Built
- 15th and 17th centuries
- Covered in
- 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Marçay, Indre-et-Loire
Where to find Château de Marçay
Numbered points are the places near Château de Marçay, which is in orange.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Marçay. · commune boundary: IGN
Towns a short way from Château de Marçay
Largest of the 6 is Chinon, home to 8,144. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.
Marçay
Chinon
Beaumont-en-Véron
Loudun
Compare the 6 towns
| Town | Where Château de Marçay is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Marçay | It’s in this commune | 465 |
| Chinon | 7.9 km north of it | 8,144 |
| Beaumont-en-Véron | 11 km north of it | 2,717 |
| Loudun | 14 km southwest of it | 6,839 |
| Bourgueil | 21 km north of it | 3,631 |
| Bellevigne-les-Châteaux | 24 km northwest of it | 3,435 |
Combine it with these
Nearby, 106 places within 15 km include 6 attractions, an archaeological site and a house.
AttractionForteresse royale de Chinon7.5 km north, in Chinon2AttractionAttractionChâteau du Rivau7.8 km east, in Lémeré3AttractionAttractionCentrale nucléaire de Chinon15 km north, in Avoine4AttractionAttractionChâteau de la Mothe-Chandeniers14 km west, in Les Trois-Moutiers5AttractionAttractionChâteau de Richelieu13 km southeast, in Richelieu6Archaeological siteArchaeological siteCarroir Bon Air4.3 km east, in Ligré7Historic houseHistoric housePalais du Bailliage7.3 km north, in Chinon8AttractionAttractionAbbaye Saint-Mexme de Chinon7.6 km north, in ChinonWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions about Château de Marçay
Where is Château de Marçay?
Château de Marçay is in Marçay, in Indre-et-Loire (Centre-Val de Loire).
What is Château de Marçay?
Château.
Is Château de Marçay a historic monument?
Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part), since 1963, Mérimée record PA00097858.
How well known is Château de Marçay?
Château de Marçay 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 Marçay?
May to October are the warmest months in Marçay, with afternoon highs of 18–27°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Château de Marçay?
Within 15 km: Forteresse royale de Chinon (7.5 km), Château du Rivau (7.8 km), Centrale nucléaire de Chinon (15 km) and Château de la Mothe-Chandeniers (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 (1)
- Forteresse royale de Chinon: Franck Badaire, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.