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Château du Carre

Château du Carre is one of the places to visit in La Terrasse. Its neighbours on our list number 6 within 5 km. It has been a registered historic monument (inscrit) since 1995.

Where
In La Terrasse
inside the commune
Historic monument
1995
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
How well known
Top 15%
#5,252 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
Apr–Oct
highs of 17–28°C
In brief

Château in La Terrasse

In La Terrasse

Château du Carre is in the commune of La Terrasse, with 6 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Registered historic monument (inscrit)

Protected as a historic monument since 1995; built in the 14th and 17th centuries (Mérimée record PA00117292). About ↓

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

When to go

The seasons here

Expect highs of 17–28°C in La Terrasse from April to October.

Jan6° / -2°95 mm
Feb9° / -2°74 mm
Mar14° / 2°87 mm
Apr18° / 5°83 mm
May22° / 10°100 mm
Jun26° / 13°97 mm
Jul28° / 15°93 mm
Aug28° / 15°100 mm
Sep23° / 11°97 mm
Oct17° / 7°101 mm
Nov11° / 2°108 mm
Dec7° / -1°112 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in La Terrasse, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Challes Les Eaux station, 27 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. La Terrasse’s full climate →
About

Château du Carre

Wikipedia covers it in 2 languages. A short trip away is Grande Chartreuse, 11 km off.

Château du Carre on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Mérimée record PA00117292 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type
Château
Protection
Registered historic monument (inscrit) · 1995
Built
14th and 17th centuries
Covered in
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
La Terrasse, Isère
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
The map

Château du Carre and what surrounds it

The orange dot is Château du Carre; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.

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

Towns near it

Where people come from

With 8,609 people, Crolles is the largest of the 8. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

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  1. 1La Terrasse
  2. 2Le Touvet
  3. 3Crolles
  4. 4Froges
  5. 5Bernin
  6. 6Villard-Bonnot
  7. 7Saint-Nazaire-les-Eymes
  8. 8Saint-Ismier
1 · It’s in this commune

La Terrasse

2,470 people

2 · 4.9 km northeast of it

Le Touvet

3,116 people

3 · 5 km southwest of it

Crolles

8,609 people

4 · 5.7 km south of it

Froges

3,285 people

Compare the 8 towns
TownWhere Château du Carre isPeople
La TerrasseIt’s in this commune2,470
Le Touvet4.9 km northeast of it3,116
Crolles5 km southwest of it8,609
Froges5.7 km south of it3,285
Bernin7 km southwest of it3,334
Villard-Bonnot8.4 km south of it7,509
Saint-Nazaire-les-Eymes9 km southwest of it3,016
Saint-Ismier10 km southwest of it7,165
Make a day of it

Combine it with these

Around it, within 15 km, lie 59 more, including 4 châteaux, a monastery and an attraction.

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

A visit to Château du Carre: questions

Where is Château du Carre?

Château du Carre is in La Terrasse, in Isère (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes).

What is Château du Carre?

Château.

Is Château du Carre a historic monument?

Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit), since 1995, Mérimée record PA00117292.

How well known is Château du Carre?

Château du Carre 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 du Carre?

April to October are the warmest months in La Terrasse, with afternoon highs of 17–28°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Château du Carre?

Within 15 km: Grande Chartreuse (11 km), Château du Touvet (5.4 km), Tour Isabelle (5.7 km) and Abbaye des Ayes (5.8 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 (1)

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.