Château · Castelnau-le-Lez · Hérault

Château de Verchant

Castelnau-le-Lez counts Château de Verchant among its places to visit. The surrounding 5 km hold 80 more places to visit. It was listed in 2003 as a registered historic monument (inscrit).

Where

In Castelnau-le-Lez

inside the commune

Historic monument

2003

Registered historic monument (inscrit)

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 Castelnau-le-Lez

In Castelnau-le-Lez

Château de Verchant is in the commune of Castelnau-le-Lez, with 80 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Registered historic monument (inscrit)

Protected as a historic monument since 2003 (Mérimée record PA34000042). About ↓

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

When to go

Weather through the year

Aim for April to October, when Castelnau-le-Lez reaches 20–32°C.

Jan12° / 1°79 mm

Feb14° / 1°52 mm

Mar17° / 4°57 mm

Apr20° / 7°75 mm

May24° / 10°64 mm

Jun29° / 14°45 mm

Jul32° / 16°23 mm

Aug31° / 16°45 mm

Sep26° / 12°112 mm

Oct21° / 10°128 mm

Nov16° / 5°106 mm

Dec13° / 2°84 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Castelnau-le-Lez, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Prades Le Lez station, 9.6 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Castelnau-le-Lez’s full climate →

About

Château de Verchant

2 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. Look also at Musée Fabre, 3.7 km away.

Château de Verchant on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Mérimée record PA34000042 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type: Château
Protection: Registered historic monument (inscrit) · 2003
Covered in: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune: Castelnau-le-Lez, Hérault
Official site: domainedeverchant.com

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

The map

Getting your bearings

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Château de Verchant is the orange one.

Towns near it

Staying near Château de Verchant

In size, Montpellier comes first of the 8, with 310,240 people. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.

1 · It’s in this commune

Castelnau-le-Lez

26,058 people

2 · 3.6 km north of it

Le Crès

9,226 people

3 · 3.8 km northeast of it

Saint-Aunès

4,530 people

4 · 4.4 km north of it

Jacou

6,924 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Château de Verchant is	People
Castelnau-le-Lez	It’s in this commune	26,058
Le Crès	3.6 km north of it	9,226
Saint-Aunès	3.8 km northeast of it	4,530
Jacou	4.4 km north of it	6,924
Clapiers	4.7 km northwest of it	6,006
Montpellier	5.1 km west of it	310,240
Vendargues	5.6 km northeast of it	7,262
Lattes	5.8 km south of it	17,351

Make a day of it

More to see nearby

Within 15 km are 137 places, among them 2 châteaux, a gallery and a cathedral.

Art galleryMusée Fabre3.7 km west, in Montpellier 2CathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Pierre de Montpellier4.1 km west, in Montpellier 3FortFortArc de triomphe de Montpellier4.3 km west, in Montpellier 4

GardenJardin des plantes de Montpellier4.3 km west, in Montpellier 5

ChâteauChâteau de Flaugergues1.3 km south, in Montpellier 6

MuseumLattara6.4 km south, in Lattes 7

ZooParc zoologique de Montpellier4.2 km northwest, in Montpellier 8

ChâteauCitadelle de Montpellier3.2 km west, in Montpellier

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

Before visiting Château de Verchant

Where is Château de Verchant?

Château de Verchant is in Castelnau-le-Lez, in Hérault (Occitanie).

What is Château de Verchant?

Château.

Is Château de Verchant a historic monument?

Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit), since 2003, Mérimée record PA34000042.

How well known is Château de Verchant?

Château de Verchant 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 Verchant?

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

What else is there to see near Château de Verchant?

Within 15 km: Musée Fabre (3.7 km), Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Montpellier (4.1 km), Arc de triomphe de Montpellier (4.3 km) and Jardin des plantes de Montpellier (4.3 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)

Musée Fabre: Björn S., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Jardin des plantes de Montpellier: Alexander Baranov from Montpellier, France, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Château de Flaugergues: Vpe, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lattara: Arnaud Fafournoux, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Parc zoologique de Montpellier: yves Tennevin, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Citadelle de Montpellier: Photographié et édité par User:Sebjarod (floutage des plaques d'immatriculation), décembre 2004., Public domain, 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.