Château du Petit-Bois
Château du Petit-Bois is part of what Mettray has to see. Around it, within 5 km, are 14 more places on our list. It was listed in 2012 as a registered historic monument (inscrit, in part).
Château in Mettray
In Mettray
Château du Petit-Bois is in the commune of Mettray, with 14 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part)
Protected as a historic monument since 2012; built in the 19th century (Mérimée record PA37000033). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Month by month
If warmth matters, go May to October: Mettray reaches 17–26°C.
Château du Petit-Bois
Further out, Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours is 6.6 km away.
- Type
- Château
- Protection
- Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part) · 2012
- Built
- 19th century
- Commune
- Mettray, Indre-et-Loire
Where to find Château du Petit-Bois
Orange is Château du Petit-Bois; numbered in green, the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Mettray. · commune boundary: IGN
The towns around Château du Petit-Bois
Home to 139,259 people, Tours is the largest of these 8. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.
- 1Mettray
- 2La Membrolle-sur-Choisille
- 3Notre-Dame-d'Oé
- 4Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire
- 5Chanceaux-sur-Choisille
- 6Fondettes
- 7Tours
- 8La Riche
Mettray
La Membrolle-sur-Choisille
Notre-Dame-d'Oé
Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Château du Petit-Bois is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Mettray | It’s in this commune | 2,070 |
| La Membrolle-sur-Choisille | 2.1 km southwest of it | 3,290 |
| Notre-Dame-d'Oé | 3.8 km east of it | 4,515 |
| Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire | 4.2 km south of it | 17,029 |
| Chanceaux-sur-Choisille | 4.3 km northeast of it | 3,499 |
| Fondettes | 6.3 km southwest of it | 10,954 |
| Tours | 6.7 km southeast of it | 139,259 |
| La Riche | 6.9 km south of it | 10,487 |
More near Château du Petit-Bois
152 more lie within 15 km, 3 attractions, 2 museums and a church among them.
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours6.6 km southeast, in Tours2
ChurchBasilique Saint-Martin de Tours6.5 km south, in Tours3ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Plessis-lès-Tours7.3 km south, in La Riche4
AttractionChâteau de Tours6.4 km southeast, in Tours5
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Tours6.6 km southeast, in Tours6AttractionAttractionChâteau de Luynes10 km southwest, in Luynes7
MuseumPrieuré de Saint-Cosme6.6 km south, in La Riche8Archaeological siteArchaeological siteDolmen de la Grotte aux Fées1.7 km north, in Saint-Antoine-du-RocherWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions about Château du Petit-Bois
Where is Château du Petit-Bois?
Château du Petit-Bois is in Mettray, in Indre-et-Loire (Centre-Val de Loire).
What is Château du Petit-Bois?
Château.
Is Château du Petit-Bois a historic monument?
Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part), since 2012, Mérimée record PA37000033.
When is the best time to visit Château du Petit-Bois?
May to October are the warmest months in Mettray, with afternoon highs of 17–26°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Château du Petit-Bois?
Within 15 km: Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours (6.6 km), Basilique Saint-Martin de Tours (6.5 km), Château de Plessis-lès-Tours (7.3 km) and Château de Tours (6.4 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)
- Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours: Miralolotte23, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Basilique Saint-Martin de Tours: Parsifall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Tours: Eusebius, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours: Casper Moller, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Prieuré de Saint-Cosme: Duch.seb, 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.