Château du Roc
You will find Château du Roc in Fons. The surrounding 5 km hold one more place to visit. It was listed in 1993 as a registered historic monument (inscrit, in part).
Château in Fons
In Fons
Château du Roc is in the commune of Fons, with 1 more place to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part)
Protected as a historic monument since 1993; built in the 16th and 19th centuries (Mérimée record PA00125598). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
The climate through the year
If warmth matters, go April to October: Fons reaches 19–29°C.
Château du Roc
Its Wikipedia coverage spans 2 languages. Worth the trip, Château d'Assier is 6.2 km off.
- Type
- Château
- Protection
- Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part) · 1993
- Built
- 16th and 19th centuries
- Covered in
- 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Fons, Lot
Where it sits
Orange: Château du Roc.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · Numbers: the places near it, as listed below. The dashed line is the commune of Fons. · commune boundary: IGN
Towns close to Château du Roc
The 5 towns are led in size by Figeac, with 9,793 people. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.
Fons
Figeac
Capdenac-Gare
Gramat
Compare the 5 towns
| Town | Where Château du Roc is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Fons | It’s in this commune | 403 |
| Figeac | 8.3 km southeast of it | 9,793 |
| Capdenac-Gare | 14 km southeast of it | 4,440 |
| Gramat | 22 km northwest of it | 3,512 |
| Saint-Céré | 22 km north of it | 3,429 |
While you are near Château du Roc
Nearby, 27 places within 15 km include 5 châteaux, a museum and a monastery.
MuseumMusée Champollion8.5 km southeast, in Figeac4ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Puy-Launay13 km east, in Linac5Monastery or conventMonastery or conventÉglise Saint-Sauveur de Figeac8.7 km southeast, in Figeac6ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Thamar14 km north, in Terrou7ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Ceint-d'Eau7.9 km south, in Figeac8FortFortRemparts de Figeac8.3 km southeast, in FigeacWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Château du Roc: the answers
Where is Château du Roc?
Château du Roc is in Fons, in Lot (Occitanie).
What is Château du Roc?
Château.
Is Château du Roc a historic monument?
Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part), since 1993, Mérimée record PA00125598.
How well known is Château du Roc?
Château du Roc 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 Roc?
April to October are the warmest months in Fons, with afternoon highs of 19–29°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Château du Roc?
Within 15 km: Château d'Assier (6.2 km), Château de Lacapelle-Marival (7.7 km), Musée Champollion (8.5 km) and Château de Puy-Launay (13 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)
- Musée Champollion: Thierry46, 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.