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Château des Arcis

Meslay-du-Maine counts Château des Arcis among its places to visit. There are 3 other places to visit inside 5 km. It was listed in 2025 as a registered historic monument (inscrit, in part).

Where
In Meslay-du-Maine
inside the commune
Historic monument
2025
Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part)
How well known
Top 15%
#5,252 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
May–Oct
highs of 17–25°C
In brief

Château in Meslay-du-Maine

In Meslay-du-Maine

Château des Arcis is in the commune of Meslay-du-Maine, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part)

Protected as a historic monument since 2025; built in the 16th, 18th and 19th centuries (Mérimée record PA00109563). About ↓

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

When to go

When to go

Highs of 17–25°C mark May to October in Meslay-du-Maine.

Jan8° / 2°82 mm
Feb10° / 2°65 mm
Mar13° / 3°58 mm
Apr16° / 5°57 mm
May20° / 8°60 mm
Jun23° / 11°58 mm
Jul25° / 13°54 mm
Aug25° / 13°47 mm
Sep22° / 10°67 mm
Oct17° / 8°79 mm
Nov12° / 5°79 mm
Dec9° / 3°94 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Meslay-du-Maine, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the St-Georges-Le-Flechard station, 9.6 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Meslay-du-Maine’s full climate →
About

Château des Arcis

Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 2 languages. La Cotellerie comes next on our list, 10 km away.

Château des Arcis on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Mérimée record PA00109563 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type
Château
Protection
Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part) · 2025
Built
16th, 18th and 19th centuries
Covered in
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
Meslay-du-Maine, Mayenne
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
The map

Where to find Château des Arcis

Orange shows Château des Arcis; numbers mark the places near it.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Meslay-du-Maine. · commune boundary: IGN

Towns near it

Where people come from

With 16,584 people, Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne is the largest of the 8. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.

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  1. 1Meslay-du-Maine
  2. 2Sablé-sur-Sarthe
  3. 3Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne
  4. 4Argentré
  5. 5Bonchamp-lès-Laval
  6. 6L'Huisserie
  7. 7Précigné
  8. 8Montsûrs
1 · It’s in this commune

Meslay-du-Maine

2,779 people

2 · 18 km southeast of it

Sablé-sur-Sarthe

12,326 people

3 · 19 km southwest of it

Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne

16,584 people

4 · 19 km northwest of it

Argentré

2,906 people

Compare the 8 towns
TownWhere Château des Arcis isPeople
Meslay-du-MaineIt’s in this commune2,779
Sablé-sur-Sarthe18 km southeast of it12,326
Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne19 km southwest of it16,584
Argentré19 km northwest of it2,906
Bonchamp-lès-Laval21 km northwest of it6,302
L'Huisserie21 km northwest of it4,672
Précigné24 km southeast of it2,877
Montsûrs24 km north of it3,192
Make a day of it

Close to Château des Arcis

33 more lie within 15 km, 5 châteaux, 2 attractions and an abbey among them.

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

A visit to Château des Arcis: questions

Where is Château des Arcis?

Château des Arcis is in Meslay-du-Maine, in Mayenne (Pays de la Loire).

What is Château des Arcis?

Château.

Is Château des Arcis a historic monument?

Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part), since 2025, Mérimée record PA00109563.

How well known is Château des Arcis?

Château des Arcis 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 des Arcis?

May to October are the warmest months in Meslay-du-Maine, with afternoon highs of 17–25°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Château des Arcis?

Within 15 km: La Cotellerie (10 km), Cave à Margot (11 km), Château de Thévalles (8.4 km) and Château des Linières (8.7 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.