Château · Courpière · Puy-de-Dôme

Château des Rioux

You will find Château des Rioux in Courpière. 4 more places to visit are within 5 km. Worth the trip, Ravel is 9.3 km off.

Where

In Courpière

inside the commune

Warmest months

May–Oct

highs of 18–27°C

In brief

Château in Courpière

In Courpière

Château des Rioux is in the commune of Courpière, with 4 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

Picking your season

Warmest in Courpière are May to October, at 18–27°C.

Jan8° / 1°27 mm

Feb10° / 1°19 mm

Mar14° / 3°26 mm

Apr17° / 5°51 mm

May21° / 9°67 mm

Jun24° / 13°68 mm

Jul27° / 15°63 mm

Aug27° / 14°62 mm

Sep23° / 11°58 mm

Oct18° / 8°49 mm

Nov12° / 4°46 mm

Dec9° / 1°29 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Courpière, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Clermont-Fd station, 31 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Courpière’s full climate →

About

Château des Rioux

Château des Rioux is in Courpière, Puy-de-Dôme.

Type: Château
Commune: Courpière, Puy-de-Dôme

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

The map

Getting your bearings

Find Château des Rioux in orange; each number is a place listed below.

Towns near it

The nearest towns

Pont-du-Château tops the 8 for size, at 12,412 people. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.

1 · It’s in this commune

Courpière

4,166 people

2 · 11 km north of it

Thiers

11,637 people

3 · 14 km northwest of it

Lezoux

6,528 people

4 · 16 km west of it

Billom

4,805 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Château des Rioux is	People
Courpière	It’s in this commune	4,166
Thiers	11 km north of it	11,637
Lezoux	14 km northwest of it	6,528
Billom	16 km west of it	4,805
Vertaizon	19 km west of it	3,527
Pont-du-Château	22 km west of it	12,412
Mur-sur-Allier	23 km west of it	3,111
Puy-Guillaume	23 km north of it	2,630

Make a day of it

Also within reach

Choose from 53 places within 15 km, such as 5 châteaux, a gallery and a museum.

1ChâteauChâteauRavel9.3 km west, in Bort-l'Étang 2ChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Aulteribe2.9 km northwest, in Sermentizon 3ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Ravel10 km west, in Ravel 4

Art galleryCreux de l'enfer9.9 km north, in Thiers 5ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Vollore5.8 km northeast, in Vollore-Ville 6

MuseumMusée de la coutellerie de Thiers10 km north, in Thiers 7FortFortRemparts de Thiers10 km north, in Thiers 8ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Montguerlhe9.4 km northeast, in Sainte-Agathe

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

Questions people have about Château des Rioux

Where is Château des Rioux?

Château des Rioux is in Courpière, in Puy-de-Dôme (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes).

What is Château des Rioux?

Château.

When is the best time to visit Château des Rioux?

May to October are the warmest months in Courpière, with afternoon highs of 18–27°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Château des Rioux?

Within 15 km: Ravel (9.3 km), Château d'Aulteribe (2.9 km), Château de Ravel (10 km) and Creux de l'enfer (9.9 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 (2)

Creux de l'enfer: Lethiernois, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée de la coutellerie de Thiers: Sylenius, 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.