Château · Mathieu · Calvados

Château du Mesnil

In Mathieu stands Château du Mesnil. The surrounding 5 km hold 11 more places to visit. Look also at Abbaye Royale aux Hommes, 6.8 km away.

Where

In Mathieu

inside the commune

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Château in Mathieu

In Mathieu

Château du Mesnil is in the commune of Mathieu, with 11 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

The seasons here

If warmth matters, go May to September: Mathieu reaches 17–23°C.

Jan8° / 3°63 mm

Feb9° / 3°53 mm

Mar12° / 4°50 mm

Apr14° / 6°53 mm

May17° / 9°59 mm

Jun21° / 11°58 mm

Jul23° / 13°51 mm

Aug23° / 13°60 mm

Sep20° / 11°54 mm

Oct16° / 9°79 mm

Nov12° / 6°79 mm

Dec9° / 3°81 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Mathieu, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Caen-Carpiquet station, 10 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Mathieu’s full climate →

About

Château du Mesnil

Château du Mesnil is in Mathieu, Calvados.

Type: Château
Commune: Mathieu, Calvados

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

The map

Getting your bearings

The map centres on Château du Mesnil, in orange, with nearby places numbered.

Towns near it

Where to base yourself

By population, Caen leads the 8 with 109,400. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.

1 · It’s in this commune

Mathieu

2,331 people

2 · 3.5 km east of it

Biéville-Beuville

3,840 people

3 · 5.3 km southeast of it

Hérouville-Saint-Clair

23,470 people

4 · 5.6 km east of it

Blainville-sur-Orne

6,106 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Château du Mesnil is	People
Mathieu	It’s in this commune	2,331
Biéville-Beuville	3.5 km east of it	3,840
Hérouville-Saint-Clair	5.3 km southeast of it	23,470
Blainville-sur-Orne	5.6 km east of it	6,106
Douvres-la-Délivrande	5.9 km north of it	5,143
Caen	6.6 km south of it	109,400
Colleville-Montgomery	7.1 km northeast of it	2,586
Hermanville-sur-Mer	7.2 km northeast of it	3,323

Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

Our list has 164 more within 15 km, among them 4 museums, a monastery and a château.

1Monastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbaye Royale aux Hommes6.8 km south, in Caen 2

ChâteauChâteau de Caen6.3 km south, in Caen 3AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye aux Dames de Caen6.5 km south, in Caen 4MuseumMuseumMémorial de Caen5 km south, in Caen 5AttractionAttractionAbbaye d'Ardenne5.7 km southwest, in Saint-Germain-la-Blanche-Herbe 6

MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Caen6.3 km south, in Caen 7

MuseumSite Hillman5.7 km northeast, in Colleville-Montgomery 8MuseumMuseumMémorial Pegasus7.8 km east, in Ranville

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

Questions before you go

Where is Château du Mesnil?

Château du Mesnil is in Mathieu, in Calvados (Normandy).

What is Château du Mesnil?

Château.

When is the best time to visit Château du Mesnil?

May to September are the warmest months in Mathieu, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Château du Mesnil?

Within 15 km: Abbaye Royale aux Hommes (6.8 km), Château de Caen (6.3 km), Abbaye aux Dames de Caen (6.5 km) and Mémorial de Caen (5 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 (3)

Château de Caen: Nikater, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen: Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Site Hillman: Tib124, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.