Château · La Riche · Indre-et-Loire

Château de Plessis-lès-Tours

Set in La Riche is Château de Plessis-lès-Tours. Around it, within 5 km, are 76 more places on our list. Since 1927 it has been a registered historic monument (inscrit).

Where

In La Riche

inside the commune

Historic monument

1927

Registered historic monument (inscrit)

How well known

Top 2%

#526 of 37,318 French places we list

Warmest months

May–Oct

highs of 17–26°C

In brief

Château in La Riche

One of the best-known places to visit in France

#526 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (12 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓

In La Riche

Château de Plessis-lès-Tours is in the commune of La Riche, with 76 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Registered historic monument (inscrit)

Protected as a historic monument since 1927; built in the 19th century (Mérimée record PA00097942). About ↓

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

When to go

The weather, month by month

May to October are the warmest in La Riche, with afternoon highs of 17–26°C.

Jan8° / 2°68 mm

Feb9° / 2°58 mm

Mar13° / 3°54 mm

Apr16° / 5°57 mm

May20° / 9°62 mm

Jun24° / 12°53 mm

Jul26° / 14°47 mm

Aug26° / 13°47 mm

Sep22° / 10°53 mm

Oct17° / 8°70 mm

Nov12° / 5°76 mm

Dec8° / 2°80 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in La Riche, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Fondettes station, 5.8 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. La Riche’s full climate →

About

Château de Plessis-lès-Tours

Its story is told in 12 languages on Wikipedia. The first to add nearby is Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours, at 2.9 km.

Château de Plessis-lès-Tours on Wikipedia ↗

Mérimée record PA00097942 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type: Château
Protection: Registered historic monument (inscrit) · 1927
Built: 19th century
Covered in: 12 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune: La Riche, Indre-et-Loire

Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

The map

Mapping Château de Plessis-lès-Tours

Château de Plessis-lès-Tours sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.

Towns near it

The nearest towns

The 8 towns are led in size by Tours, with 139,259 people. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

1 · It’s in this commune

La Riche

10,487 people

2 · 2.7 km northeast of it

Tours

139,259 people

3 · 3.1 km north of it

Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire

17,029 people

4 · 3.9 km south of it

Joué-lès-Tours

38,423 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Château de Plessis-lès-Tours is	People
La Riche	It’s in this commune	10,487
Tours	2.7 km northeast of it	139,259
Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire	3.1 km north of it	17,029
Joué-lès-Tours	3.9 km south of it	38,423
Fondettes	4.6 km northwest of it	10,954
Saint-Pierre-des-Corps	4.9 km east of it	15,898
Ballan-Miré	5.7 km southwest of it	8,477
Chambray-lès-Tours	5.7 km southeast of it	12,720

Make a day of it

Also near Château de Plessis-lès-Tours

Our list has 164 more within 15 km, among them 3 attractions, 2 museums and a church.

AttractionCathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours2.9 km northeast, in Tours 2

ChurchBasilique Saint-Martin de Tours2 km northeast, in Tours 3AttractionAttractionChâteau de Villandry12 km southwest, in Villandry 4

MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Tours3 km northeast, in Tours 5

AttractionChâteau de Tours3 km northeast, in Tours 6

MuseumPrieuré de Saint-Cosme1 km northwest, in La Riche 7GardenGardenJardin botanique de Tours700 m northeast, in Tours 8

ChâteauChâteau de Candé9.5 km south, in Monts

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

Château de Plessis-lès-Tours in questions

Where is Château de Plessis-lès-Tours?

Château de Plessis-lès-Tours is in La Riche, in Indre-et-Loire (Centre-Val de Loire).

What is Château de Plessis-lès-Tours?

Castle.

Is Château de Plessis-lès-Tours a historic monument?

Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit), since 1927, Mérimée record PA00097942.

How well known is Château de Plessis-lès-Tours?

Château de Plessis-lès-Tours has 12 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #526 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Château de Plessis-lès-Tours?

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

What else is there to see near Château de Plessis-lès-Tours?

Within 15 km: Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours (2.9 km), Basilique Saint-Martin de Tours (2 km), Château de Villandry (12 km) and Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours (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 (6)

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
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours: Casper Moller, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Château de Tours: Eusebius, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Prieuré de Saint-Cosme: Duch.seb, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Château de Candé: Gilbert Bochenek, Public domain, 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.