Château de Pau
Château de Pau is a castle in Pau. Since 2017 it has been a classé historic monument. Our list has 44 more places within 15 km; first among them is Musée des Beaux-Arts de Pau, at 1 km.
Château in Pau
One of the best-known places to visit in France
#275 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (19 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓
In Pau
Château de Pau is in the commune of Pau, with 26 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Classé historic monument
Protected as a historic monument since 2017; built in the 12th, 14th, 15th and 19th centuries (Mérimée record PA00084483). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
When to go
April to October are the warmest in Pau, with afternoon highs of 18–27°C.
Château de Pau
Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 19 languages.
- Type
- Château
- Protection
- Classé historic monument · 2017
- Built
- 12th, 14th, 15th and 19th centuries
- Covered in
- 19 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
- Official site
- musee-chateau-pau.fr
Around Château de Pau, mapped
Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Château de Pau is the orange one.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Pau. · commune boundary: IGN
Towns around Château de Pau, by distance
Pau, with 80,441 people, is the largest of the 8. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.
Pau
Billère
Jurançon
Gelos
Compare the 8 towns
After Château de Pau
44 more lie within 15 km, 2 museums, 2 châteaux and a cathedral among them.
MuseumMusée Bernadotte400 m northeast, in Pau4ChâteauChâteauHôtel de Gassion200 m southeast, in Pau5Art galleryArt galleryPavillon des Arts de Pau400 m southeast, in Pau6ChâteauChâteauHaras national de Gelos1.4 km southeast, in Gelos7Historic houseHistoric housePalais Sorrento3.1 km east, in Bizanos8GardenGardenJardin botanique des Pyrénées-Occidentales13 km northeast, in Saint-JammesWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Château de Pau
Where is Château de Pau?
Château de Pau is in Pau, in Pyrénées-Atlantiques (Nouvelle-Aquitaine).
What is Château de Pau?
Castle in Pau, France.
Is Château de Pau a historic monument?
Yes: Classé historic monument, since 2017, Mérimée record PA00084483.
How well known is Château de Pau?
Château de Pau has 19 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #275 of the 37,318 French places we list.
When is the best time to visit Château de Pau?
April to October are the warmest months in Pau, with afternoon highs of 18–27°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Château de Pau?
Within 15 km: Musée des Beaux-Arts de Pau (1 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Lescar (6.3 km), Musée Bernadotte (400 m) and Hôtel de Gassion (200 m).
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 (2)
- Château de Pau: Capbourrut, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Bernadotte: Florent Pécassou, 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.