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Château de Retournay

Set in Marnes is Château de Retournay. Add any of 2 more places within 5 km to a visit. It was listed in 1965 as a registered historic monument (inscrit, in part).

Where

In Marnes

inside the commune

Historic monument

1965

Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part)

Warmest months

Apr–Oct

highs of 17–27°C

In brief

Château in Marnes

In Marnes

Château de Retournay is in the commune of Marnes, with 2 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part)

Protected as a historic monument since 1965; built in the 16th century (Mérimée record PA00101254). About ↓

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

When to go

The seasons here

Afternoons in Marnes reach 17–27°C from April to October.

Jan9° / 2°51 mm

Feb10° / 2°40 mm

Mar14° / 3°40 mm

Apr17° / 5°47 mm

May21° / 8°49 mm

Jun25° / 11°50 mm

Jul27° / 13°42 mm

Aug27° / 13°38 mm

Sep23° / 10°45 mm

Oct18° / 8°64 mm

Nov12° / 5°60 mm

Dec9° / 2°59 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Marnes, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Martaize station, 7.3 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Marnes’ full climate →

About

Château de Retournay

A drive of 11 km reaches Château d'Oiron.

Mérimée record PA00101254 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type: Château
Protection: Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part) · 1965
Built: 16th century
Commune: Marnes, Deux-Sèvres

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

The map

Getting to Château de Retournay

The map centres on Château de Retournay, in orange, with nearby places numbered.

Towns near it

Which town is nearest

The most populous of the 4 is Thouars, at 13,891. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

1 · It’s in this commune

Marnes

217 people

2 · 11 km west of it

Airvault

3,306 people

3 · 18 km northeast of it

Loudun

6,839 people

4 · 21 km northwest of it

Thouars

13,891 people

Compare the 4 towns

Town	Where Château de Retournay is	People
Marnes	It’s in this commune	217
Airvault	11 km west of it	3,306
Loudun	18 km northeast of it	6,839
Thouars	21 km northwest of it	13,891

Make a day of it

Nearby, too

Around it, within 15 km, lie 22 more, including 4 châteaux, 2 forts and a museum.

1MuseumMuseumChâteau d'Oiron11 km northwest, in Plaine-et-Vallées 2FortFortDonjon de Moncontour1.1 km east, in Marnes 3ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Bonnetière9 km east, in La Chaussée 4

ChâteauChâteau d'Airvault10 km southwest, in Airvault 5AttractionAttractionAbbaye Saint-Pierre d'Airvault10 km southwest, in Airvault 6ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Loup-sur-Thouet14 km southwest, in Saint-Loup-Lamairé 7FortFortDonjon de Saint-Cassien12 km northeast, in Angliers 8ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Fuye13 km north, in Mouterre-Silly

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

What people ask about Château de Retournay

Where is Château de Retournay?

Château de Retournay is in Marnes, in Deux-Sèvres (Nouvelle-Aquitaine).

What is Château de Retournay?

Château.

Is Château de Retournay a historic monument?

Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part), since 1965, Mérimée record PA00101254.

When is the best time to visit Château de Retournay?

April to October are the warmest months in Marnes, with afternoon highs of 17–27°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Château de Retournay?

Within 15 km: Château d'Oiron (11 km), Donjon de Moncontour (1.1 km), Château de la Bonnetière (9 km) and Château d'Airvault (10 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 d'Airvault: Père Igor, 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.