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Château de Thouzon

Château de Thouzon is a castel located. Visitors find it in Le Thor. Since 1987 it has been a registered historic monument (inscrit, in part).

Photo: Château de Thouzon, Véronique PAGNIER (Public domain)

Where

In Le Thor

inside the commune

Historic monument

1987

Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part)

How well known

Top 15%

#5,252 of 37,318 French places we list

Warmest months

Apr–Oct

highs of 20–32°C

In brief

Château in Le Thor

In Le Thor

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

Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part)

Protected as a historic monument since 1987 (Mérimée record PA00082172). About ↓

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

When to go

Month by month

For warmth, aim for April to October (20–32°C highs in Le Thor).

Jan11° / 2°56 mm

Feb12° / 2°36 mm

Mar17° / 5°36 mm

Apr20° / 8°60 mm

May24° / 12°52 mm

Jun29° / 16°35 mm

Jul32° / 18°24 mm

Aug31° / 18°35 mm

Sep26° / 14°91 mm

Oct21° / 11°89 mm

Nov15° / 6°92 mm

Dec11° / 3°44 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Le Thor, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Avignon station, 7.7 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Le Thor’s full climate →

About

Château de Thouzon

There are Wikipedia articles on it in 2 languages. 132 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Palais des papes (14 km).

Château de Thouzon on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Mérimée record PA00082172 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type: Château
Protection: Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part) · 1987
Covered in: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune: Le Thor, Vaucluse
Official site: thouzon.fr

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

The map

Its place on the map

Orange shows Château de Thouzon; numbers mark the places near it.

Towns near it

Towns close to Château de Thouzon

Among the 8, L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue is the biggest, home to 20,244 people. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

1 · It’s in this commune

Le Thor

8,882 people

2 · 3.7 km northeast of it

Velleron

3,168 people

3 · 3.9 km southwest of it

Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne

3,565 people

4 · 4.7 km west of it

Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon

5,206 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Château de Thouzon is	People
Le Thor	It’s in this commune	8,882
Velleron	3.7 km northeast of it	3,168
Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne	3.9 km southwest of it	3,565
Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon	4.7 km west of it	5,206
Caumont-sur-Durance	6.1 km southwest of it	5,667
L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue	6.2 km southeast of it	20,244
Morières-lès-Avignon	6.7 km west of it	9,019
Althen-des-Paluds	6.8 km north of it	2,960

Make a day of it

Nearby, too

The 132 places within 15 km include 4 attractions, 2 museums and a cathedral.

AttractionPalais des papes14 km west, in Avignon 2AttractionAttractionPont d'Avignon14 km west, in Avignon 3

CathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-des-Doms d'Avignon14 km west, in Avignon 4AttractionAttractionExsurgence de Fontaine-de-Vaucluse12 km east, in Fontaine-de-Vaucluse 5AttractionAttractionGrottes de Thouzon100 m east, in Le Thor 6

MuseumMusée du Petit Palais14 km west, in Avignon 7Historic houseHistoric housePalais des papes de Sorgues12 km northwest, in Sorgues 8

MuseumMusée Calvet15 km west, in Avignon

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

Château de Thouzon: common questions

Where is Château de Thouzon?

Château de Thouzon is in Le Thor, in Vaucluse (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur).

What is Château de Thouzon?

Castel located in Vaucluse, in France.

Is Château de Thouzon a historic monument?

Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part), since 1987, Mérimée record PA00082172.

How well known is Château de Thouzon?

Château de Thouzon 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 Thouzon?

April to October are the warmest months in Le Thor, with afternoon highs of 20–32°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Château de Thouzon?

Within 15 km: Palais des papes (14 km), Pont d'Avignon (14 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame-des-Doms d'Avignon (14 km) and Exsurgence de Fontaine-de-Vaucluse (12 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 (5)

Château de Thouzon: Véronique PAGNIER, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Palais des papes: Jean-Marc Rosier (de/from http://www.cjrosier.com + http://www.gordes-immobilier.com ), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cathédrale Notre-Dame-des-Doms d'Avignon: Rolf Süssbrich, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée du Petit Palais: Herbert Frank from Wien (Vienna), AT, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée Calvet: Shoshanah, CC BY 2.0, 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.