Citadelle de Laon
Citadelle de Laon is a fort in Laon. Add any of 13 more places within 5 km to a visit. It was listed in 1927 as a registered historic monument (inscrit).
Fort in Laon
In Laon
Citadelle de Laon is in the commune of Laon, with 13 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
Protected as a historic monument since 1927; built in the 16th century (Mérimée record PA00115768). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
The seasons here
Highs of 19–25°C mark May to September in Laon.
Citadelle de Laon
Wikipedia covers it in 2 languages. Our list goes on with Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Laon, 300 m away.
- Type
- Fort
- Protection
- Registered historic monument (inscrit) · 1927
- Built
- 16th century
- Covered in
- 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Laon, Aisne
Getting to Citadelle de Laon
Find Citadelle de Laon in orange; each number is a place listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Laon. · commune boundary: IGN
Nearby towns
With 24,220 people, Laon is the largest of the 4. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.
Laon
Athies-sous-Laon
La Fère
Beautor
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where Citadelle de Laon is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Laon | It’s in this commune | 24,220 |
| Athies-sous-Laon | 4 km east of it | 2,578 |
| La Fère | 22 km northwest of it | 2,796 |
| Beautor | 23 km northwest of it | 2,579 |
While you are near Citadelle de Laon
There are 38 within 15 km, 3 abbeys, 2 monasteries and an attraction among them.
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Laon300 m west, in Laon2AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Martin de Laon1.3 km west, in Laon3Monastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbaye Saint-Vincent de Laon1.3 km southwest, in Laon4AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Jean de Laon600 m southwest, in Laon5
Art galleryMusée d'Art et d'Archéologie de Laon300 m southwest, in Laon6FortFortEnceinte de Laon1.3 km southwest, in Laon7Monastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbaye du Sauvoir3.6 km east, in Athies-sous-Laon8AbbeyAbbeyPrieuré du Val-des-Écoliers300 m southwest, in LaonWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions people have about Citadelle de Laon
Where is Citadelle de Laon?
Citadelle de Laon is in Laon, in Aisne (Hauts-de-France).
What is Citadelle de Laon?
Fort.
Is Citadelle de Laon a historic monument?
Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit), since 1927, Mérimée record PA00115768.
How well known is Citadelle de Laon?
Citadelle de Laon 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 Citadelle de Laon?
May to September are the warmest months in Laon, with afternoon highs of 19–25°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Citadelle de Laon?
Within 15 km: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Laon (300 m), Abbaye Saint-Martin de Laon (1.3 km), Abbaye Saint-Vincent de Laon (1.3 km) and Abbaye Saint-Jean de Laon (600 m).
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 (2)
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Laon: PMRMaeyaert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée d'Art et d'Archéologie de Laon: G.Garitan, 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.