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Cité des couteliers

Cité des couteliers is a museum you can visit in Thiers. Close by, within 5 km, are 26 more places to see. The first name on our list around it is Ravel, 13 km away.

Where

In Thiers

inside the commune

Warmest months

May–Oct

highs of 18–27°C

In brief

Museum in Thiers

In Thiers

Cité des couteliers is in the commune of Thiers, with 26 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

Month by month in Thiers

Aim for May to October, when Thiers reaches 18–27°C.

Jan8° / 1°27 mm

Feb10° / 1°19 mm

Mar14° / 3°26 mm

Apr17° / 5°51 mm

May21° / 9°67 mm

Jun24° / 13°68 mm

Jul27° / 15°63 mm

Aug27° / 14°62 mm

Sep23° / 11°58 mm

Oct18° / 8°49 mm

Nov12° / 4°46 mm

Dec9° / 1°29 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Thiers, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Clermont-Fd station, 31 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Thiers’ full climate →

About

Cité des couteliers

Museum.

Cité des couteliers is in Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme.

Type: Museum
Commune: Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme
Official site: ville-thiers.fr/la-cite-des-couteliers

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

Plan your visit

Know before you go

HoursJun–Sep Tue–Fri 14:00–18:00 · Jun–Sep Sat 10:00–12:30, 14:00–18:00 · Jul–Aug Tue–Fri 10:00–12:30, 14:00–18:00 · SH Tue–Fri 14:00–18:00 · SH Sat 10:00–12:30, 14:00–18:00

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Its place on the map

Numbered points are the places near Cité des couteliers, which is in orange.

Towns near it

Where people come from

The biggest base of the 8 is Pont-du-Château (12,412 people). Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.

1 · It’s in this commune

Thiers

11,637 people

2 · 11 km south of it

Courpière

4,166 people

3 · 13 km northwest of it

Puy-Guillaume

2,630 people

4 · 13 km west of it

Lezoux

6,528 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Cité des couteliers is	People
Thiers	It’s in this commune	11,637
Courpière	11 km south of it	4,166
Puy-Guillaume	13 km northwest of it	2,630
Lezoux	13 km west of it	6,528
Maringues	18 km northwest of it	3,141
Vertaizon	22 km southwest of it	3,527
Billom	22 km southwest of it	4,805
Pont-du-Château	24 km west of it	12,412

Make a day of it

Places to add to Cité des couteliers

3 châteaux, 2 museums and a gallery are among the 51 within 15 km.

1ChâteauChâteauRavel13 km southwest, in Bort-l'Étang 2

Art galleryCreux de l'enfer600 m south, in Thiers 3

MuseumMusée de la coutellerie de Thiers200 m south, in Thiers 4FortFortRemparts de Thiers200 m southeast, in Thiers 5MuseumMuseumVallée des Rouets2.7 km east, in Thiers 6AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye du Moutier500 m southwest, in Thiers 7ChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Aulteribe9.7 km southwest, in Sermentizon 8ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Montguerlhe4.6 km southeast, in Sainte-Agathe

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

A visit to Cité des couteliers: questions

Where is Cité des couteliers?

Cité des couteliers is in Thiers, in Puy-de-Dôme (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes).

What is Cité des couteliers?

Museum.

When is the best time to visit Cité des couteliers?

May to October are the warmest months in Thiers, with afternoon highs of 18–27°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Cité des couteliers?

Within 15 km: Ravel (13 km), Creux de l'enfer (600 m), Musée de la coutellerie de Thiers (200 m) and Remparts de Thiers (200 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)

Creux de l'enfer: Lethiernois, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée de la coutellerie de Thiers: Sylenius, 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.