Château · Le Thor · Vaucluse

Château du Thor

Château du Thor is a castle in Vaucluse. Since 1996 it has been a registered historic monument (inscrit, in part). Our list has 118 more places within 15 km; first among them is Palais des papes, at 15 km.

Where

In Le Thor

inside the commune

Historic monument

1996

Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part)

How well known

Top 15%

#5,252 of 37,318 French places we list

Warmest months

Apr–Oct

highs of 20–32°C

In brief

Château in Le Thor

In Le Thor

Château du Thor is in the commune of Le Thor, with 7 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part)

Protected as a historic monument since 1996 (Mérimée record PA84000008). About ↓

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

When to go

The weather, month by month

The warmest afternoons in Le Thor run April to October, at 20–32°C.

Jan11° / 2°56 mm

Feb12° / 2°36 mm

Mar17° / 5°36 mm

Apr20° / 8°60 mm

May24° / 12°52 mm

Jun29° / 16°35 mm

Jul32° / 18°24 mm

Aug31° / 18°35 mm

Sep26° / 14°91 mm

Oct21° / 11°89 mm

Nov15° / 6°92 mm

Dec11° / 3°44 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Le Thor, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Avignon station, 7.7 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Le Thor’s full climate →

About

Château du Thor

It has articles in 2 Wikipedias.

Château du Thor on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Mérimée record PA84000008 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type: Château
Protection: Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part) · 1996
Covered in: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune: Le Thor, Vaucluse

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

The map

Getting to Château du Thor

Château du Thor sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.

Towns near it

Which towns are near Château du Thor

Largest of the 8 is L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, home to 20,244. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

1 · It’s in this commune

Le Thor

8,882 people

2 · 3.9 km west of it

Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne

3,565 people

3 · 4.4 km northeast of it

Velleron

3,168 people

4 · 4.9 km southwest of it

Caumont-sur-Durance

5,667 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Château du Thor is	People
Le Thor	It’s in this commune	8,882
Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne	3.9 km west of it	3,565
Velleron	4.4 km northeast of it	3,168
Caumont-sur-Durance	4.9 km southwest of it	5,667
L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue	5.2 km east of it	20,244
Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon	5.9 km northwest of it	5,206
Morières-lès-Avignon	7.3 km west of it	9,019
Cabannes	8.3 km southwest of it	4,595

Make a day of it

More near Château du Thor

Nearby, 118 places within 15 km include 3 attractions, a cathedral and a house.

AttractionPalais des papes15 km west, in Avignon 2AttractionAttractionExsurgence de Fontaine-de-Vaucluse11 km east, in Fontaine-de-Vaucluse 3

CathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-des-Doms d'Avignon15 km west, in Avignon 4AttractionAttractionGrottes de Thouzon1.8 km north, in Le Thor 5Historic houseHistoric housePalais des papes de Sorgues13 km northwest, in Sorgues 6

ChâteauChâteau de Thouzon1.8 km north, in Le Thor 7Monastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbaye Saint-Ruf d'Avignon14 km west, in Avignon 8

MuseumMusée Angladon15 km west, in Avignon

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

Asked about Château du Thor

Where is Château du Thor?

Château du Thor is in Le Thor, in Vaucluse (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur).

What is Château du Thor?

Castle in Vaucluse, France.

Is Château du Thor a historic monument?

Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part), since 1996, Mérimée record PA84000008.

How well known is Château du Thor?

Château du Thor 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 Thor?

April to October are the warmest months in Le Thor, with afternoon highs of 20–32°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Château du Thor?

Within 15 km: Palais des papes (15 km), Exsurgence de Fontaine-de-Vaucluse (11 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame-des-Doms d'Avignon (15 km) and Grottes de Thouzon (1.8 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 (4)

Palais des papes: Jean-Marc Rosier (de/from http://www.cjrosier.com + http://www.gordes-immobilier.com ), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cathédrale Notre-Dame-des-Doms d'Avignon: Rolf Süssbrich, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Château de Thouzon: Véronique PAGNIER, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Musée Angladon: ell brown, CC BY 2.0, 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.