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Château de Sospel

Among the sights of Sospel is Château de Sospel. The surrounding 5 km hold 10 more places to visit. It has been a registered historic monument (inscrit) since 1933.

Where
In Sospel
inside the commune
Historic monument
1933
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
How well known
Top 15%
#5,252 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
May–Oct
highs of 18–27°C
In brief

Château in Sospel

In Sospel

Château de Sospel is in the commune of Sospel, with 10 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Registered historic monument (inscrit)

Protected as a historic monument since 1933 (Mérimée record PA00080863). About ↓

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

When to go

Month by month in Sospel

Warmest in Sospel are May to October, at 18–27°C.

Jan9° / -1°82 mm
Feb11° / 0°53 mm
Mar14° / 2°60 mm
Apr16° / 5°94 mm
May20° / 9°78 mm
Jun25° / 12°64 mm
Jul27° / 14°49 mm
Aug27° / 14°57 mm
Sep23° / 11°91 mm
Oct18° / 7°153 mm
Nov13° / 4°165 mm
Dec9° / 0°103 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Sospel, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Tende_Sapc station, 21 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Sospel’s full climate →
About

Château de Sospel

Its story is told in 2 languages on Wikipedia. A short trip away is Cocathédrale Saint-Michel de Sospel, 100 m off.

Château de Sospel on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Mérimée record PA00080863 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type
Château
Protection
Registered historic monument (inscrit) · 1933
Covered in
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
Sospel, Alpes-Maritimes
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
The map

Château de Sospel and what surrounds it

The orange dot is Château de Sospel; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.

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

Towns near it

The nearest towns

Home to 30,604 people, Menton is the largest of these 8. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.

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  1. 1Sospel
  2. 2L'Escarène
  3. 3Menton
  4. 4Contes
  5. 5Roquebrune-Cap-Martin
  6. 6Beausoleil
  7. 7La Turbie
  8. 8Drap
1 · It’s in this commune

Sospel

3,791 people

2 · 8.6 km southwest of it

L'Escarène

2,585 people

3 · 11 km south of it

Menton

30,604 people

4 · 12 km southwest of it

Contes

7,897 people

Compare the 8 towns
TownWhere Château de Sospel isPeople
SospelIt’s in this commune3,791
L'Escarène8.6 km southwest of it2,585
Menton11 km south of it30,604
Contes12 km southwest of it7,897
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin13 km south of it12,037
Beausoleil15 km south of it11,936
La Turbie15 km south of it3,045
Drap16 km southwest of it5,484
Make a day of it

Also near Château de Sospel

Of the 79 within 15 km, look for 3 museums, 2 châteaux and 2 forts.

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

Visiting Château de Sospel: the answers

Where is Château de Sospel?

Château de Sospel is in Sospel, in Alpes-Maritimes (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur).

What is Château de Sospel?

Château.

Is Château de Sospel a historic monument?

Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit), since 1933, Mérimée record PA00080863.

How well known is Château de Sospel?

Château de Sospel 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 Sospel?

May to October are the warmest months in Sospel, with afternoon highs of 18–27°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Château de Sospel?

Within 15 km: Cocathédrale Saint-Michel de Sospel (100 m), Vieux pont de Sospel (200 m), Ouvrage de l'Agaisen (1.3 km) and Fort Suchet (1.9 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.