Château de Tennessus
Château de Tennessus stands in Amailloux. Add any of 3 more places within 5 km to a visit. Since 1943 it has been a registered historic monument (inscrit, in part).
Château in Amailloux
In Amailloux
Château de Tennessus is in the commune of Amailloux, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part)
Protected as a historic monument since 1943; built in the 14th and 15th centuries (Mérimée record PA00101172). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
A month-by-month guide
Warmest in Amailloux are May to October, at 17–26°C.
Château de Tennessus
Its Wikipedia coverage spans 2 languages. Around it, Château de Parthenay (7.1 km) comes first on our list.
- Type
- Château
- Protection
- Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part) · 1943
- Built
- 14th and 15th centuries
- Covered in
- 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Amailloux, Deux-Sèvres
Around Château de Tennessus, mapped
The places near Château de Tennessus are numbered on the map in the order below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Amailloux. · commune boundary: IGN
Bases for a visit
Bressuire, with 19,970 people, is the largest of the 6. Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.
Amailloux
Châtillon-sur-Thouet
Parthenay
Airvault
Compare the 6 towns
| Town | Where Château de Tennessus is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Amailloux | It’s in this commune | 822 |
| Châtillon-sur-Thouet | 6.3 km southeast of it | 2,656 |
| Parthenay | 7.9 km south of it | 10,140 |
| Airvault | 16 km northeast of it | 3,306 |
| Bressuire | 21 km northwest of it | 19,970 |
| Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre | 23 km west of it | 5,121 |
Beyond Château de Tennessus
Nearby, 35 places within 15 km include 7 châteaux and a fort.
ChâteauChâteau de Parthenay7.1 km south, in Parthenay2ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Maisontiers7.4 km north, in Maisontiers3ChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Orfeuille7 km northeast, in Gourgé4FortFortRemparts de Parthenay7.2 km south, in Parthenay5ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Loup-sur-Thouet12 km northeast, in Saint-Loup-Lamairé6ChâteauChâteauChâteau du Theil4.5 km southwest, in Saint-Aubin-le-Cloud7ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Roche Faton11 km east, in Lhoumois8ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Maurivet15 km east, in OrouxWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Château de Tennessus: what to know
Where is Château de Tennessus?
Château de Tennessus is in Amailloux, in Deux-Sèvres (Nouvelle-Aquitaine).
What is Château de Tennessus?
Château.
Is Château de Tennessus a historic monument?
Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part), since 1943, Mérimée record PA00101172.
How well known is Château de Tennessus?
Château de Tennessus 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 Tennessus?
May to October are the warmest months in Amailloux, with afternoon highs of 17–26°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Château de Tennessus?
Within 15 km: Château de Parthenay (7.1 km), Château de Maisontiers (7.4 km), Château d'Orfeuille (7 km) and Remparts de Parthenay (7.2 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 de Parthenay: Chris j wood, 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.