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Château des Quayres

Laps counts Château des Quayres among its places to visit. Within 5 km there are 9 more places to visit. Since 1932 it has been a classé historic monument (in part).

Where
In Laps
inside the commune
Historic monument
1932
Classé historic monument (in part)
How well known
Top 15%
#5,252 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
May–Oct
highs of 17–26°C
In brief

Château in Laps

In Laps

Château des Quayres is in the commune of Laps, with 9 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Classé historic monument (in part)

Protected as a historic monument since 1932; built in the 18th century (Mérimée record PA00092152). About ↓

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

When to go

Warm months and wet ones

In Laps the warm season is May to October, with highs of 17–26°C.

Jan7° / 0°29 mm
Feb8° / 0°21 mm
Mar12° / 2°28 mm
Apr16° / 5°56 mm
May19° / 8°76 mm
Jun23° / 12°64 mm
Jul26° / 14°73 mm
Aug26° / 13°70 mm
Sep22° / 10°53 mm
Oct17° / 8°53 mm
Nov11° / 4°53 mm
Dec8° / 1°30 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Laps, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Plauzat_Sapc station, 11 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Laps’ full climate →
About

Château des Quayres

Its story is told in 2 languages on Wikipedia. Worth the trip, Oppidum de Corent is 4.7 km off.

Château des Quayres on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Mérimée record PA00092152 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type
Château
Protection
Classé historic monument (in part) · 1932
Built
18th century
Covered in
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
Laps, Puy-de-Dôme
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
The map

Where to find Château des Quayres

Numbered points are the places near Château des Quayres, which is in orange.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Laps. · commune boundary: IGN

Towns near it

Bases near Château des Quayres

Cournon-d'Auvergne tops the 8 for size, at 19,951 people. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.

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  1. 1Laps
  2. 2Vic-le-Comte
  3. 3Les Martres-de-Veyre
  4. 4Veyre-Monton
  5. 5Orcet
  6. 6Le Cendre
  7. 7Cournon-d'Auvergne
  8. 8Billom
1 · It’s in this commune

Laps

601 people

2 · 1.6 km southwest of it

Vic-le-Comte

5,396 people

3 · 5.1 km northwest of it

Les Martres-de-Veyre

3,826 people

4 · 6.6 km west of it

Veyre-Monton

3,721 people

Compare the 8 towns
TownWhere Château des Quayres isPeople
LapsIt’s in this commune601
Vic-le-Comte1.6 km southwest of it5,396
Les Martres-de-Veyre5.1 km northwest of it3,826
Veyre-Monton6.6 km west of it3,721
Orcet8.2 km northwest of it2,897
Le Cendre8.3 km northwest of it5,415
Cournon-d'Auvergne9.9 km northwest of it19,951
Billom10 km northeast of it4,805
Make a day of it

Nearby, too

A visit can add 3 forts, 2 châteaux and 2 churches, from 67 places within 15 km.

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

Questions about Château des Quayres

Where is Château des Quayres?

Château des Quayres is in Laps, in Puy-de-Dôme (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes).

What is Château des Quayres?

Château.

Is Château des Quayres a historic monument?

Yes: Classé historic monument (in part), since 1932, Mérimée record PA00092152.

How well known is Château des Quayres?

Château des Quayres 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 Quayres?

May to October are the warmest months in Laps, with afternoon highs of 17–26°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Château des Quayres?

Within 15 km: Oppidum de Corent (4.7 km), Château de Busséol (4.2 km), Église Notre-Dame de Saint-Saturnin (12 km) and Abbaye Notre-Dame de Randol (14 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.