Château des Rudel
Château des Rudel is one of the places to visit in Blaye. Add any of 11 more places within 5 km to a visit. It was listed in 2009 as a classé historic monument.
Château in Blaye
One of the best-known places to visit in France
#2,141 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓
In Blaye
Château des Rudel is in the commune of Blaye, with 11 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Classé historic monument
Protected as a historic monument since 2009; built in the 11th, 13th, 17th and 18th centuries (Mérimée record PA00083152). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Month by month in Blaye
April to October are the warmest in Blaye, with afternoon highs of 18–27°C.
Château des Rudel
Articles on it exist in 4 languages. Worth the trip, Citadelle de Blaye is 100 m off.
- Type
- Château
- Protection
- Classé historic monument · 2009
- Built
- 11th, 13th, 17th and 18th centuries
- Covered in
- 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Blaye, Gironde
Where it sits
On this map, Château des Rudel is orange and its neighbours are numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Blaye. · commune boundary: IGN
The nearest towns
By population, Pauillac leads the 8 with 5,190. Each town here links to its own guide.
Blaye
Pauillac
Margaux-Cantenac
Listrac-Médoc
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Château des Rudel is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Blaye | It’s in this commune | 5,066 |
| Pauillac | 10 km northwest of it | 5,190 |
| Margaux-Cantenac | 11 km south of it | 2,845 |
| Listrac-Médoc | 12 km southwest of it | 2,807 |
| Saint-Laurent-Médoc | 13 km west of it | 4,914 |
| Avensan | 13 km southwest of it | 3,140 |
| Macau | 14 km south of it | 4,576 |
| Arsac | 15 km south of it | 4,124 |
After Château des Rudel
The 76 places within 15 km include 7 châteaux and a monastery.
ChâteauCitadelle de Blaye100 m south, in Blaye2
ChâteauChâteau Margaux9.5 km south, in Margaux-Cantenac3
ChâteauFort Paté1.7 km southwest, in Blaye4
ChâteauChâteau Mouton Rothschild12 km northwest, in Pauillac5
ChâteauChâteau Lafite Rothschild13 km northwest, in Pauillac6ChâteauChâteauFort Médoc3.6 km southwest, in Cussac-Fort-Médoc7ChâteauChâteauChâteau Beychevelle5.7 km west, in Saint-Julien-Beychevelle8Monastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des Minimes de Blaye300 m south, in BlayeWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
What people ask about Château des Rudel
Where is Château des Rudel?
Château des Rudel is in Blaye, in Gironde (Nouvelle-Aquitaine).
What is Château des Rudel?
Château in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
Is Château des Rudel a historic monument?
Yes: Classé historic monument, since 2009, Mérimée record PA00083152.
How well known is Château des Rudel?
Château des Rudel has 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #2,141 of the 37,318 French places we list.
When is the best time to visit Château des Rudel?
April to October are the warmest months in Blaye, with afternoon highs of 18–27°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Château des Rudel?
Within 15 km: Citadelle de Blaye (100 m), Château Margaux (9.5 km), Fort Paté (1.7 km) and Château Mouton Rothschild (12 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 (5)
- Citadelle de Blaye: Pinpin 18:38, 3 May 2006 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château Margaux: BillBl, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Paté: GBR2blaye, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château Mouton Rothschild: Benjamin Zingg, Switzerland, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Château Lafite Rothschild: Ken Case, Public domain, 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.