Château de Parthenay
Château de Parthenay is one of the places to visit in Parthenay. Close by, within 5 km, are 8 more places to see. Since 1994 it has been a classé historic monument.
Château in Parthenay
In Parthenay
Château de Parthenay is in the commune of Parthenay, with 8 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Classé historic monument
Protected as a historic monument since 1994; built in the 13th and 15th centuries (Mérimée record PA00101302). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
The seasons here
May to October are the warmest in Parthenay, with afternoon highs of 18–27°C.
Château de Parthenay
Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 2 languages. A short trip away is Remparts de Parthenay, 200 m off.
- Type
- Château
- Protection
- Classé historic monument · 1994
- Built
- 13th and 15th centuries
- Covered in
- 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Parthenay, Deux-Sèvres
Its place on the map
Orange is Château de Parthenay; numbered in green, the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Parthenay. · commune boundary: IGN
Towns a short way from Château de Parthenay
Home to 10,140 people, Parthenay is the largest of these 3. Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.
Parthenay
Châtillon-sur-Thouet
Airvault
Compare the 3 towns
| Town | Where Château de Parthenay is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Parthenay | It’s in this commune | 10,140 |
| Châtillon-sur-Thouet | 1.3 km northeast of it | 2,656 |
| Airvault | 21 km north of it | 3,306 |
Worth adding to a visit
Also close at hand are 7 châteaux and a fort, among 31 within 15 km.
Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Before visiting Château de Parthenay
Where is Château de Parthenay?
Château de Parthenay is in Parthenay, in Deux-Sèvres (Nouvelle-Aquitaine).
What is Château de Parthenay?
Château.
Is Château de Parthenay a historic monument?
Yes: Classé historic monument, since 1994, Mérimée record PA00101302.
How well known is Château de Parthenay?
Château de Parthenay 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 Parthenay?
May to October are the warmest months in Parthenay, with afternoon highs of 18–27°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Château de Parthenay?
Within 15 km: Remparts de Parthenay (200 m), Château de Tennessus (7.1 km), Château de la Guyonnière (7.8 km) and Château de la Roche Faton (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).
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Château de Parthenay: Chris j wood, 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.