Château du Barroux
Château du Barroux is an attraction you can visit in Le Barroux. There are 9 other places to visit inside 5 km. It has been a classé historic monument (in part) since 1920.
Attraction in Le Barroux
One of the best-known places to visit in France
#1,261 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓
In Le Barroux
Château du Barroux is in the commune of Le Barroux, with 9 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Classé historic monument (in part)
Protected as a historic monument since 1920; built in the 18th century (Mérimée record PA00081957). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Which month to go
The warmest afternoons in Le Barroux run April to October, at 18–30°C.
Château du Barroux
Wikipedia covers it in 6 languages. Worth the trip, Abbaye Sainte-Madeleine du Barroux is 1.6 km off.
- Type
- Attraction
- Protection
- Classé historic monument (in part) · 1920
- Built
- 18th century
- Covered in
- 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Le Barroux, Vaucluse
- Official site
- chateaudubarroux.fr
Map of Château du Barroux and nearby
Orange is Château du Barroux; numbered in green, the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Le Barroux. · commune boundary: IGN
Nearby towns
Among the 8, Carpentras is the biggest, home to 31,619 people. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.
Le Barroux
Caromb
Malaucène
Aubignan
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Château du Barroux is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Le Barroux | It’s in this commune | 662 |
| Caromb | 3.3 km south of it | 3,479 |
| Malaucène | 5.2 km northeast of it | 2,758 |
| Aubignan | 7.2 km southwest of it | 5,981 |
| Bédoin | 7.3 km east of it | 3,106 |
| Mazan | 9.6 km south of it | 6,285 |
| Carpentras | 9.9 km southwest of it | 31,619 |
| Sarrians | 12 km southwest of it | 5,792 |
Nearby, too
Around it, within 15 km, lie 62 more, including 4 attractions, 2 abbeys and a museum.
Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Planning a visit to Château du Barroux
Where is Château du Barroux?
Château du Barroux is in Le Barroux, in Vaucluse (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur).
What is Château du Barroux?
Castle in France.
Is Château du Barroux a historic monument?
Yes: Classé historic monument (in part), since 1920, Mérimée record PA00081957.
How well known is Château du Barroux?
Château du Barroux has 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #1,261 of the 37,318 French places we list.
When is the best time to visit Château du Barroux?
April to October are the warmest months in Le Barroux, with afternoon highs of 18–30°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Château du Barroux?
Within 15 km: Abbaye Sainte-Madeleine du Barroux (1.6 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth de Vaison (12 km), Abbaye Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation du Barroux (2.6 km) and Pont romain de Vaison-la-Romaine (11 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.