Attraction · Villandry · Indre-et-Loire

Château de Villandry

Château de Villandry is a French Renaissance castle in the Loire Valley. It was listed in 1927 as a classé historic monument (in part). Close by, Château d'Azay-le-Rideau is 9.8 km away, one of 146 within 15 km.

Where

In Villandry

inside the commune

Historic monument

1927

Classé historic monument (in part)

How well known

Top 1%

#141 of 37,318 French places we list

Warmest months

Apr–Oct

highs of 17–27°C

In brief

Attraction in Villandry

One of the best-known places to visit in France

#141 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (31 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓

In Villandry

Château de Villandry is in the commune of Villandry, with 10 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Classé historic monument (in part)

Protected as a historic monument since 1927; built in the 14th, 16th, 18th and 20th centuries (Mérimée record PA00098286). About ↓

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

When to go

Choosing a month

If warmth matters, go April to October: Villandry reaches 17–27°C.

Jan8° / 2°73 mm

Feb10° / 2°60 mm

Mar14° / 3°57 mm

Apr17° / 6°61 mm

May21° / 9°68 mm

Jun24° / 12°56 mm

Jul27° / 14°50 mm

Aug27° / 14°55 mm

Sep23° / 10°56 mm

Oct18° / 8°77 mm

Nov12° / 5°78 mm

Dec9° / 3°87 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Villandry, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Cheille station, 11 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Villandry’s full climate →

About

Château de Villandry

Wikipedia covers it in 31 languages.

Château de Villandry on Wikipedia ↗

Mérimée record PA00098286 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type: Attraction
Protection: Classé historic monument (in part) · 1927
Built: 14th, 16th, 18th and 20th centuries
Covered in: 31 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune: Villandry, Indre-et-Loire
Official site: chateauvillandry.fr

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

The map

Around Château de Villandry, mapped

Château de Villandry is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.

Towns near it

Towns around Château de Villandry, by distance

The 8 towns are led in size by Ballan-Miré, with 8,477 people. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.

1 · It’s in this commune

Villandry

1,143 people

2 · 3.4 km east of it

Savonnières

3,392 people

3 · 4.9 km west of it

Cinq-Mars-la-Pile

4,015 people

4 · 6.5 km northeast of it

Luynes

5,062 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Château de Villandry is	People
Villandry	It’s in this commune	1,143
Savonnières	3.4 km east of it	3,392
Cinq-Mars-la-Pile	4.9 km west of it	4,015
Luynes	6.5 km northeast of it	5,062
Ballan-Miré	7.4 km east of it	8,477
Azay-le-Rideau	9.3 km southwest of it	3,438
Langeais	9.4 km west of it	4,367
Artannes-sur-Indre	9.5 km southeast of it	2,795

Make a day of it

What else is near Château de Villandry

146 more lie within 15 km, 5 attractions, 2 châteaux and a museum among them.

AttractionChâteau d'Azay-le-Rideau9.8 km south, in Azay-le-Rideau 2

AttractionChâteau de Langeais8.4 km west, in Langeais 3

AttractionCathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours15 km northeast, in Tours 4AttractionAttractionChâteau de Luynes5.9 km northeast, in Luynes 5MuseumMuseumChâteau de Saché11 km south, in Saché 6

ChâteauChâteau de Candé12 km southeast, in Monts 7ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Plessis-lès-Tours12 km northeast, in La Riche 8AttractionAttractionPile de Cinq-Mars3.1 km northwest, in Cinq-Mars-la-Pile

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

Questions people have about Château de Villandry

Where is Château de Villandry?

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

What is Château de Villandry?

French Renaissance castle in the Loire Valley.

Is Château de Villandry a historic monument?

Yes: Classé historic monument (in part), since 1927, Mérimée record PA00098286.

How well known is Château de Villandry?

Château de Villandry has 31 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #141 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Château de Villandry?

April to October are the warmest months in Villandry, with afternoon highs of 17–27°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Château de Villandry?

Within 15 km: Château d'Azay-le-Rideau (9.8 km), Château de Langeais (8.4 km), Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours (15 km) and Château de Luynes (5.9 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 (4)

Château d'Azay-le-Rideau: Manfred Heyde, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Château de Langeais: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours: Miralolotte23, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Château de Candé: Gilbert Bochenek, 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.