Château de Varepe
Château de Varepe stands in Groslée-Saint-Benoit. Add any of 2 more places within 5 km to a visit. Since 1985 it has been a registered historic monument (inscrit).
Château in Groslée-Saint-Benoit
In Groslée-Saint-Benoit
Château de Varepe is in the commune of Groslée-Saint-Benoit, with 2 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
Protected as a historic monument since 1985; built in the 15th and 16th centuries (Mérimée record PA00116409). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Weather through the year
From April to October, Groslée-Saint-Benoit sees highs of 17–28°C.
Château de Varepe
Articles on it exist in 2 languages. Nearby, Cascade de Glandieu (6.7 km) leads the list.
- Type
- Château
- Protection
- Registered historic monument (inscrit) · 1985
- Built
- 15th and 16th centuries
- Covered in
- 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Groslée-Saint-Benoit, Ain
Château de Varepe on the map
The map puts Château de Varepe in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Groslée-Saint-Benoit. · commune boundary: IGN
Which towns are near Château de Varepe
Home to 9,388 people, Belley is the largest of these 8. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.
- 1Groslée-Saint-Benoit
- 2Les Avenières Veyrins-Thuellin
- 3Belley
- 4Morestel
- 5Dolomieu
- 6Aoste
- 7Saint-Genix-les-Villages
- 8Yenne
Groslée-Saint-Benoit
Les Avenières Veyrins-Thuellin
Belley
Morestel
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Château de Varepe is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Groslée-Saint-Benoit | It’s in this commune | 1,227 |
| Les Avenières Veyrins-Thuellin | 9.5 km south of it | 7,698 |
| Belley | 9.6 km northeast of it | 9,388 |
| Morestel | 9.8 km southwest of it | 4,340 |
| Dolomieu | 13 km southwest of it | 3,173 |
| Aoste | 14 km south of it | 2,876 |
| Saint-Genix-les-Villages | 15 km southeast of it | 3,095 |
| Yenne | 15 km east of it | 3,026 |
Close to Château de Varepe
There are 78 within 15 km, 3 châteaux, 2 attractions and a cathedral among them.
Theme parkWalibi Rhône-Alpes11 km south, in Les Avenières Veyrins-Thuellin4ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Groslée1.4 km southwest, in Groslée-Saint-Benoit5ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Barre10 km south, in Brégnier-Cordon6AttractionAttractionMystic11 km south, in Les Avenières Veyrins-Thuellin7ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Cordon12 km south, in Brégnier-Cordon8MuseumMuseumMémorial des enfants d'Izieu8.9 km southeast, in IzieuWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions before you go
Where is Château de Varepe?
Château de Varepe is in Groslée-Saint-Benoit, in Ain (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes).
What is Château de Varepe?
Château.
Is Château de Varepe a historic monument?
Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit), since 1985, Mérimée record PA00116409.
How well known is Château de Varepe?
Château de Varepe 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 Varepe?
April to October are the warmest months in Groslée-Saint-Benoit, with afternoon highs of 17–28°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Château de Varepe?
Within 15 km: Cascade de Glandieu (6.7 km), Cathédrale Saint-Jean de Belley (9.7 km), Walibi Rhône-Alpes (11 km) and Château de Groslée (1.4 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).
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Walibi Rhône-Alpes: de:Benutzer:MasterChristian, 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.