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Château des Comtes de Foix

Château des Comtes de Foix is a museum you can visit in Foix. Our list has 12 more places within 5 km. Nearby, Abbatiale Saint-Volusien (200 m) leads the list.

Where

In Foix

inside the commune

Warmest months

Apr–Oct

highs of 17–27°C

In brief

Museum in Foix

In Foix

Château des Comtes de Foix is in the commune of Foix, with 12 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

A month-by-month guide

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

Jan10° / -1°91 mm

Feb11° / -1°79 mm

Mar15° / 2°76 mm

Apr17° / 4°111 mm

May21° / 8°120 mm

Jun24° / 12°96 mm

Jul26° / 13°72 mm

Aug27° / 13°79 mm

Sep23° / 10°80 mm

Oct20° / 7°90 mm

Nov14° / 2°110 mm

Dec11° / -1°88 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Foix, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the La Bastide De S station, 19 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Foix’s full climate →

About

Château des Comtes de Foix

Museum.

Château des Comtes de Foix is in Foix, Ariège.

Type: Museum
Commune: Foix, Ariège
Official site: sites-touristiques-ariege.fr/chateau-de-foix

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

Plan your visit

Getting in

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Château des Comtes de Foix at a glance

The map puts Château des Comtes de Foix in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.

Towns near it

The towns around Château des Comtes de Foix

In size, Pamiers comes first of the 7, with 16,473 people. The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · It’s in this commune

Foix

9,934 people

2 · 9.3 km north of it

Varilhes

3,487 people

3 · 13 km south of it

Tarascon-sur-Ariège

3,085 people

4 · 13 km north of it

Saint-Jean-du-Falga

2,851 people

Compare the 7 towns

Town	Where Château des Comtes de Foix is	People
Foix	It’s in this commune	9,934
Varilhes	9.3 km north of it	3,487
Tarascon-sur-Ariège	13 km south of it	3,085
Saint-Jean-du-Falga	13 km north of it	2,851
La Tour-du-Crieu	16 km north of it	3,230
Pamiers	17 km north of it	16,473
Lavelanet	20 km east of it	5,987

Make a day of it

Around Château des Comtes de Foix

The 32 places within 15 km include 3 châteaux, 2 attractions and a monastery.

1Monastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbatiale Saint-Volusien200 m east, in Foix 2AttractionAttractionRivière souterraine de Labouiche4.8 km northwest, in Baulou 3ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Roquefixade12 km east, in Roquefixade 4

ChâteauChâteau de Labarre3.5 km north, in Foix 5AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame du Pesquié5.6 km west, in Serres-sur-Arget 6AttractionAttractionPont du Diable7.3 km southeast, in Mercus-Garrabet 7

MuseumParc pyrénéen de l'art préhistorique13 km south, in Tarascon-sur-Ariège 8ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Calamès11 km south, in Bédeilhac-et-Aynat

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

Questions people have about Château des Comtes de Foix

Where is Château des Comtes de Foix?

Château des Comtes de Foix is in Foix, in Ariège (Occitanie).

What is Château des Comtes de Foix?

Museum.

When is the best time to visit Château des Comtes de Foix?

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

What else is there to see near Château des Comtes de Foix?

Within 15 km: Abbatiale Saint-Volusien (200 m), Rivière souterraine de Labouiche (4.8 km), Château de Roquefixade (12 km) and Château de Labarre (3.5 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 (2)

Château de Labarre: BastienM, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Parc pyrénéen de l'art préhistorique: Babsy, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.