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Château de Somont

Set in Yenne, Château de Somont is a fort. Close by, within 5 km, are 19 more places to see. The first to add nearby is Abbaye royale d’Hautecombe, at 6.4 km.

Where
In Yenne
inside the commune
How well known
Top 15%
#5,252 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
Apr–Oct
highs of 17–28°C
In brief

Fort in Yenne

In Yenne

Château de Somont is in the commune of Yenne, with 19 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

Month by month

Afternoons in Yenne peak at 17–28°C, April to October.

Jan6° / -1°103 mm
Feb9° / 0°79 mm
Mar13° / 3°93 mm
Apr17° / 6°88 mm
May21° / 10°101 mm
Jun25° / 14°95 mm
Jul28° / 15°92 mm
Aug27° / 15°98 mm
Sep22° / 11°104 mm
Oct17° / 8°113 mm
Nov11° / 3°115 mm
Dec7° / 0°124 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Yenne, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Chambery-Aix station, 11 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Yenne’s full climate →
About

Château de Somont

It is written up in 2 Wikipedias.

Château de Somont on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Type
Fort
Covered in
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
Yenne, Savoie
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
The map

Getting to Château de Somont

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

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Yenne. · commune boundary: IGN

Towns near it

Towns within reach of Château de Somont

Aix-les-Bains tops the 8 for size, at 32,406 people. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.

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  1. 1Yenne
  2. 2Le Bourget-du-Lac
  3. 3Tresserve
  4. 4Aix-les-Bains
  5. 5Belley
  6. 6Grésy-sur-Aix
  7. 7Drumettaz-Clarafond
  8. 8La Biolle
1 · It’s in this commune

Yenne

3,026 people

2 · 7.8 km southeast of it

Le Bourget-du-Lac

5,216 people

3 · 8.5 km east of it

Tresserve

2,909 people

4 · 8.8 km east of it

Aix-les-Bains

32,406 people

Compare the 8 towns
TownWhere Château de Somont isPeople
YenneIt’s in this commune3,026
Le Bourget-du-Lac7.8 km southeast of it5,216
Tresserve8.5 km east of it2,909
Aix-les-Bains8.8 km east of it32,406
Belley10 km northwest of it9,388
Grésy-sur-Aix11 km east of it4,740
Drumettaz-Clarafond11 km southeast of it3,012
La Biolle12 km northeast of it2,948
Make a day of it

Pair Château de Somont with these

Within 15 km you can add 3 attractions, 2 forts and 2 châteaux.

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

Château de Somont: what to know

Where is Château de Somont?

Château de Somont is in Yenne, in Savoie (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes).

What is Château de Somont?

Fort.

How well known is Château de Somont?

Château de Somont 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 Somont?

April to October are the warmest months in Yenne, with afternoon highs of 17–28°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Château de Somont?

Within 15 km: Abbaye royale d’Hautecombe (6.4 km), Cascade de Glandieu (15 km), Cathédrale Saint-Jean de Belley (10 km) and Arc de Campanus (9.4 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).

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.