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Citadelle de Saint-Tropez

This is Citadelle de Saint-Tropez, a fort in Saint-Tropez. There are 18 other places to visit inside 5 km. It has been a classé historic monument (in part) since 1921.

Where

In Saint-Tropez

inside the commune

Historic monument

1921

Classé historic monument (in part)

How well known

Top 4%

#1,261 of 37,318 French places we list

Warmest months

Mar–Nov

highs of 17–32°C

In brief

Fort in Saint-Tropez

One of the best-known places to visit in France

#1,261 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓

In Saint-Tropez

Citadelle de Saint-Tropez is in the commune of Saint-Tropez, with 18 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Classé historic monument (in part)

Protected as a historic monument since 1921; built in the 16th and 17th centuries (Mérimée record PA00081723). About ↓

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

When to go

Seasons and weather

Afternoons in Saint-Tropez reach 17–32°C from March to November.

Jan14° / 3°96 mm

Feb14° / 3°76 mm

Mar17° / 5°70 mm

Apr20° / 8°82 mm

May24° / 11°59 mm

Jun29° / 14°32 mm

Jul32° / 17°14 mm

Aug32° / 16°21 mm

Sep28° / 13°74 mm

Oct23° / 11°136 mm

Nov17° / 7°178 mm

Dec14° / 4°121 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Saint-Tropez, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Cogolin_Sapc station, 11 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Saint-Tropez’s full climate →

About

Citadelle de Saint-Tropez

Its story is told in 6 languages on Wikipedia. Add Musée de la Gendarmerie et du Cinéma de Saint-Tropez, 800 m away, to a visit.

Citadelle de Saint-Tropez on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Mérimée record PA00081723 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type: Fort
Protection: Classé historic monument (in part) · 1921
Built: 16th and 17th centuries
Covered in: 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune: Saint-Tropez, Var

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

The map

Getting to Citadelle de Saint-Tropez

The map puts Citadelle de Saint-Tropez in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.

Towns near it

Towns near Citadelle de Saint-Tropez

Of the 8, Sainte-Maxime is the largest, at 14,118 people. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

1 · It’s in this commune

Saint-Tropez

3,582 people

2 · 5.2 km southwest of it

Gassin

2,687 people

3 · 5.2 km north of it

Sainte-Maxime

14,118 people

4 · 7.6 km west of it

Grimaud

4,587 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Citadelle de Saint-Tropez is	People
Saint-Tropez	It’s in this commune	3,582
Gassin	5.2 km southwest of it	2,687
Sainte-Maxime	5.2 km north of it	14,118
Grimaud	7.6 km west of it	4,587
Cogolin	9.2 km west of it	12,301
La Croix-Valmer	9.7 km southwest of it	3,855
Le Plan-de-la-Tour	11 km northwest of it	3,125
Cavalaire-sur-Mer	14 km southwest of it	8,121

Make a day of it

Next door to Citadelle de Saint-Tropez

Within 15 km are 32 places, among them 4 museums, 2 châteaux and an attraction.

MuseumMusée de la Gendarmerie et du Cinéma de Saint-Tropez800 m southwest, in Saint-Tropez 2AttractionAttractionPlace des Lices400 m southwest, in Saint-Tropez 3

MuseumMusée de l'Annonciade600 m west, in Saint-Tropez 4

MuseumMusée d'Histoire maritime de Saint-Tropez100 m north, in Saint-Tropez 5ChâteauChâteauLa Mandala800 m southeast, in Saint-Tropez 6GardenGardenJardin botanique privé L'Hardy-Denonain6.8 km southwest, in Gassin 7MuseumMuseumLa Madrague2 km east, in Saint-Tropez 8ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Amé2.5 km south, in Ramatuelle

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

Planning a visit to Citadelle de Saint-Tropez

Where is Citadelle de Saint-Tropez?

Citadelle de Saint-Tropez is in Saint-Tropez, in Var (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur).

What is Citadelle de Saint-Tropez?

Fort.

Is Citadelle de Saint-Tropez a historic monument?

Yes: Classé historic monument (in part), since 1921, Mérimée record PA00081723.

How well known is Citadelle de Saint-Tropez?

Citadelle de Saint-Tropez has 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #1,261 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Citadelle de Saint-Tropez?

March to November are the warmest months in Saint-Tropez, with afternoon highs of 17–32°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Citadelle de Saint-Tropez?

Within 15 km: Musée de la Gendarmerie et du Cinéma de Saint-Tropez (800 m), Place des Lices (400 m), Musée de l'Annonciade (600 m) and Musée d'Histoire maritime de Saint-Tropez (100 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 (3)

Musée de la Gendarmerie et du Cinéma de Saint-Tropez: FR, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée de l'Annonciade: Jacques CHAILLET, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée d'Histoire maritime de Saint-Tropez: André Payan-Passeron, 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.