Fort · Seyssel · Haute-Savoie

Château de Vens

Look for Château de Vens, a fort, in Seyssel. Nearby, 5 more places to visit are within 5 km. Barrage de Génissiat comes next on our list, 13 km away.

Where

In Seyssel

inside the commune

How well known

Top 32%

#11,883 of 37,318 French places we list

Warmest months

Apr–Oct

highs of 17–28°C

In brief

Fort in Seyssel

In Seyssel

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

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

Weather by the month

In Seyssel the warm season is April to October, with highs of 17–28°C.

Jan6° / -2°116 mm

Feb8° / -1°93 mm

Mar13° / 1°89 mm

Apr17° / 4°82 mm

May21° / 8°94 mm

Jun25° / 12°86 mm

Jul28° / 13°87 mm

Aug27° / 13°91 mm

Sep22° / 10°87 mm

Oct17° / 7°109 mm

Nov11° / 2°119 mm

Dec6° / -1°132 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Seyssel, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Bellegarde station, 14 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Seyssel’s full climate →

About

Château de Vens

Fort.

Château de Vens is in Seyssel, Haute-Savoie.

Château de Vens on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Type: Fort
Commune: Seyssel, Haute-Savoie

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

The map

Locating Château de Vens

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

Towns near it

The towns around Château de Vens

By population, Rumilly leads the 8 with 16,442. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

1 · It’s in this commune

Seyssel

2,321 people

2 · 7.6 km southeast of it

Vallières-sur-Fier

2,860 people

3 · 11 km southwest of it

Culoz-Béon

3,453 people

4 · 11 km southeast of it

Rumilly

16,442 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Château de Vens is	People
Seyssel	It’s in this commune	2,321
Vallières-sur-Fier	7.6 km southeast of it	2,860
Culoz-Béon	11 km southwest of it	3,453
Rumilly	11 km southeast of it	16,442
Sillingy	15 km east of it	5,826
La Balme-de-Sillingy	15 km east of it	5,336
Poisy	17 km east of it	9,291
Chavanod	17 km east of it	3,135

Make a day of it

Next door to Château de Vens

Nearby, 49 places within 15 km include 3 châteaux, 2 forts and an attraction.

1AttractionAttractionBarrage de Génissiat13 km north, in Franclens 2MuseumMuseumMusée du bois de Seyssel2.6 km northwest, in Seyssel 3ChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Anglefort3.7 km southwest, in Anglefort 4FortFortChâteau de Lornay5.1 km southeast, in Lornay 5ChâteauChâteauChâteau de châteaufort1 km southwest, in Motz 6ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Clermont6.2 km northeast, in Clermont 7FortFortMaison forte de Motz1.4 km southwest, in Motz 8Monastery or conventMonastery or conventChartreuse d'Arvières6.7 km west, in Arvière-en-Valromey

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

Château de Vens, answered

Where is Château de Vens?

Château de Vens is in Seyssel, in Haute-Savoie (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes).

What is Château de Vens?

Fort.

When is the best time to visit Château de Vens?

April to October are the warmest months in Seyssel, with afternoon highs of 17–28°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Château de Vens?

Within 15 km: Barrage de Génissiat (13 km), Musée du bois de Seyssel (2.6 km), Château d'Anglefort (3.7 km) and Château de Lornay (5.1 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).

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.