Château de Vaufoinard
In Rochecorbon stands Château de Vaufoinard. Its neighbours on our list number 17 within 5 km. It was listed in 1946 as a registered historic monument (inscrit, in part).
Château in Rochecorbon
In Rochecorbon
Château de Vaufoinard is in the commune of Rochecorbon, with 17 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part)
Protected as a historic monument since 1946; built in the 16th century (Mérimée record PA00098043). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Warm months and wet ones
The warmest stretch in Rochecorbon is May to October, at 17–26°C in the afternoon.
Château de Vaufoinard
Top of the list nearby is Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours, 4.8 km away.
- Type
- Château
- Protection
- Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part) · 1946
- Built
- 16th century
- Commune
- Rochecorbon, Indre-et-Loire
Where it sits
Numbered points are the places near Château de Vaufoinard, which is in orange.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Rochecorbon. · commune boundary: IGN
Staying near Château de Vaufoinard
With 139,259 people, Tours is the largest of the 8. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.
- 1Rochecorbon
- 2Parçay-Meslay
- 3La Ville-aux-Dames
- 4Saint-Pierre-des-Corps
- 5Vouvray
- 6Notre-Dame-d'Oé
- 7Tours
- 8Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire
Rochecorbon
Parçay-Meslay
La Ville-aux-Dames
Saint-Pierre-des-Corps
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Château de Vaufoinard is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Rochecorbon | It’s in this commune | 3,219 |
| Parçay-Meslay | 2.5 km north of it | 2,574 |
| La Ville-aux-Dames | 3.3 km southeast of it | 5,606 |
| Saint-Pierre-des-Corps | 3.4 km southwest of it | 15,898 |
| Vouvray | 4.1 km east of it | 3,420 |
| Notre-Dame-d'Oé | 5.1 km northwest of it | 4,515 |
| Tours | 5.1 km southwest of it | 139,259 |
| Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire | 6.5 km west of it | 17,029 |
Beyond Château de Vaufoinard
Within 15 km you can add 3 châteaux, 2 attractions and 2 museums.
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours4.8 km southwest, in Tours2
ChurchBasilique Saint-Martin de Tours5.7 km southwest, in Tours3
AttractionChâteau de Tours4.8 km southwest, in Tours4
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Tours4.8 km southwest, in Tours5ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Plessis-lès-Tours7.7 km southwest, in La Riche6
ChâteauChâteau de La Bourdaisière8.7 km southeast, in Montlouis-sur-Loire7
ChâteauChâteau de Candé15 km southwest, in Monts8
MuseumPrieuré de Saint-Cosme8 km southwest, in La RicheWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Château de Vaufoinard: the answers
Where is Château de Vaufoinard?
Château de Vaufoinard is in Rochecorbon, in Indre-et-Loire (Centre-Val de Loire).
What is Château de Vaufoinard?
Château.
Is Château de Vaufoinard a historic monument?
Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part), since 1946, Mérimée record PA00098043.
When is the best time to visit Château de Vaufoinard?
May to October are the warmest months in Rochecorbon, with afternoon highs of 17–26°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Château de Vaufoinard?
Within 15 km: Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours (4.8 km), Basilique Saint-Martin de Tours (5.7 km), Château de Tours (4.8 km) and Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours (4.8 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 (7)
- 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
- Château de Tours: Eusebius, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours: Casper Moller, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de La Bourdaisière: Andrea Schaffer, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Candé: Gilbert Bochenek, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Prieuré de Saint-Cosme: Duch.seb, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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