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Château de Tours

Château de Tours is a castle in Tours. It was listed in 1913 as a classé historic monument (in part). Around it, within 15 km, lie 165 more places, Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours (200 m) first on our list.

Photo: Château de Tours, Eusebius (CC BY 3.0)

Where

In Tours

inside the commune

Historic monument

1913

Classé historic monument (in part)

How well known

Top 2%

#660 of 37,318 French places we list

Warmest months

May–Oct

highs of 17–26°C

In brief

Attraction in Tours

One of the best-known places to visit in France

#660 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓

In Tours

Château de Tours is in the commune of Tours, with 74 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Classé historic monument (in part)

Protected as a historic monument since 1913; built in the 12th, 16th and 18th centuries (Mérimée record PA00098260). About ↓

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

When to go

Warmest in Tours are May to October, at 17–26°C.

Jan8° / 2°68 mm

Feb9° / 2°58 mm

Mar13° / 3°54 mm

Apr16° / 5°57 mm

May20° / 9°62 mm

Jun24° / 12°53 mm

Jul26° / 14°47 mm

Aug26° / 13°47 mm

Sep22° / 10°53 mm

Oct17° / 8°70 mm

Nov12° / 5°76 mm

Dec8° / 2°80 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Tours, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Fondettes station, 7.5 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Tours’ full climate →

About

Château de Tours

Articles on it exist in 10 languages.

Château de Tours on Wikipedia ↗

Mérimée record PA00098260 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type: Attraction
Protection: Classé historic monument (in part) · 1913
Built: 12th, 16th and 18th centuries
Covered in: 10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune: Tours, Indre-et-Loire
Official site: tours.fr/culture/musees/chateau

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

Plan your visit

Before you go

HoursTue–Sun 14:00–18:00

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Finding Château de Tours

Find Château de Tours in orange; each number is a place listed below.

Towns near it

Towns near Château de Tours

Of the 8, Tours is the largest, at 139,259 people. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.

1 · It’s in this commune

Tours

139,259 people

2 · 2.4 km east of it

Saint-Pierre-des-Corps

15,898 people

3 · 2.8 km northwest of it

Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire

17,029 people

4 · 3.1 km west of it

La Riche

10,487 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Château de Tours is	People
Tours	It’s in this commune	139,259
Saint-Pierre-des-Corps	2.4 km east of it	15,898
Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire	2.8 km northwest of it	17,029
La Riche	3.1 km west of it	10,487
Rochecorbon	5.2 km northeast of it	3,219
Saint-Avertin	5.2 km southeast of it	14,999
La Ville-aux-Dames	5.7 km east of it	5,606
Joué-lès-Tours	6 km southwest of it	38,423

Make a day of it

Nearby, too

Within 15 km you can add 3 museums, 2 attractions and a church.

AttractionCathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours200 m south, in Tours 2

ChurchBasilique Saint-Martin de Tours900 m southwest, in Tours 3

MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Tours200 m southeast, in Tours 4ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Plessis-lès-Tours3 km southwest, in La Riche 5AttractionAttractionChâteau de Villandry15 km southwest, in Villandry 6

MuseumHôtel Goüin700 m west, in Tours 7AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Saint-Julien500 m west, in Tours 8

MuseumPrieuré de Saint-Cosme3.3 km west, in La Riche

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

Quick answers on Château de Tours

Where is Château de Tours?

Château de Tours is in Tours, in Indre-et-Loire (Centre-Val de Loire).

What is Château de Tours?

Castle in Tours, France.

Is Château de Tours a historic monument?

Yes: Classé historic monument (in part), since 1913, Mérimée record PA00098260.

How well known is Château de Tours?

Château de Tours has 10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #660 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Château de Tours?

May to October are the warmest months in Tours, with afternoon highs of 17–26°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Château de Tours?

Within 15 km: Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours (200 m), Basilique Saint-Martin de Tours (900 m), Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours (200 m) and Château de Plessis-lès-Tours (3 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 (6)

Château de Tours: Eusebius, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours: Miralolotte23, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Basilique Saint-Martin de Tours: Parsifall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours: Casper Moller, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hôtel Goüin: Baptiste37, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Prieuré de Saint-Cosme: Duch.seb, 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.