Château des Écossays
You will find Château des Écossays in Bresnay. The surrounding 5 km hold 7 more places to visit. It has been a registered historic monument (inscrit) since 2001.
Château in Bresnay
In Bresnay
Château des Écossays is in the commune of Bresnay, with 7 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
Protected as a historic monument since 2001; built in the 15th century (Mérimée record PA00093022). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Month by month
For warmth, aim for May to October (18–27°C highs in Bresnay).
Château des Écossays
Articles on it exist in 2 languages. Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation de Moulins comes next on our list, 15 km away.
- Type
- Château
- Protection
- Registered historic monument (inscrit) · 2001
- Built
- 15th century
- Covered in
- 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Bresnay, Allier
The way to Château des Écossays
Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Château des Écossays is the orange one.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Bresnay. · commune boundary: IGN
Nearby towns
The 6 towns are led in size by Moulins, with 19,206 people. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.
Bresnay
Moulins
Yzeure
Avermes
Compare the 6 towns
| Town | Where Château des Écossays is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Bresnay | It’s in this commune | 386 |
| Moulins | 14 km northeast of it | 19,206 |
| Yzeure | 15 km northeast of it | 12,897 |
| Avermes | 16 km north of it | 4,074 |
| Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule | 17 km south of it | 4,884 |
| Varennes-sur-Allier | 19 km southeast of it | 3,549 |
After Château des Écossays
There are 88 within 15 km, 3 châteaux, 3 museums and a cathedral among them.
CathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation de Moulins15 km northeast, in Moulins2Monastery or conventMonastery or conventPrieuré clunisien de Souvigny10 km north, in Souvigny3ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Fourchaud1.3 km east, in Besson4
MuseumMusée Anne-de-Beaujeu15 km northeast, in Moulins5ChâteauChâteauChâteau du Vieux Bostz1.6 km north, in Besson6
MuseumCentre national du costume et de la scène14 km northeast, in Moulins7
MuseumMaison Mantin15 km northeast, in Moulins8ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Rochefort2.4 km northeast, in BessonWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Quick answers on Château des Écossays
Where is Château des Écossays?
Château des Écossays is in Bresnay, in Allier (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes).
What is Château des Écossays?
Château.
Is Château des Écossays a historic monument?
Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit), since 2001, Mérimée record PA00093022.
How well known is Château des Écossays?
Château des Écossays 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 Écossays?
May to October are the warmest months in Bresnay, with afternoon highs of 18–27°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Château des Écossays?
Within 15 km: Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation de Moulins (15 km), Prieuré clunisien de Souvigny (10 km), Château de Fourchaud (1.3 km) and Musée Anne-de-Beaujeu (15 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)
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation de Moulins: Florian Pépellin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Anne-de-Beaujeu: Sergey Prokopenko, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Centre national du costume et de la scène: Mohatatou, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maison Mantin: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.