Cité Frugès
Cité Frugès is a housing designed by Le Corbusier. Head to Pessac to see it. It was listed in 1980 as a classé historic monument.
Museum in Pessac
One of the best-known places to visit in France
#1,019 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓
In Pessac
Cité Frugès is in the commune of Pessac, with 34 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Classé historic monument
Protected as a historic monument since 1980; built in the 20th century (Mérimée record PA00083657). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Seasons in Pessac
Warmest in Pessac are April to October, at 18–28°C.
Cité Frugès
Wikipedia covers it in 7 languages. Nearby, Cathédrale Saint-André de Bordeaux (7 km) heads a list of 249 within 15 km.
- Type
- Museum
- Protection
- Classé historic monument · 1980
- Built
- 20th century
- Covered in
- 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Pessac, Gironde
Getting to Cité Frugès
Orange shows Cité Frugès; numbers mark the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Pessac. · commune boundary: IGN
Towns that count Cité Frugès
Home to 267,991 people, Bordeaux is the largest of these 8. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.
Pessac
Gradignan
Mérignac
Canéjan
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Cité Frugès is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Pessac | It’s in this commune | 67,339 |
| Gradignan | 4 km southeast of it | 26,952 |
| Mérignac | 4.1 km north of it | 78,090 |
| Canéjan | 4.4 km south of it | 5,756 |
| Talence | 4.9 km east of it | 46,338 |
| Cestas | 6.4 km southwest of it | 16,666 |
| Villenave-d'Ornon | 7.1 km southeast of it | 42,545 |
| Bordeaux | 7.3 km northeast of it | 267,991 |
Make a day of it near Cité Frugès
The 249 places within 15 km include 5 attractions, a château and a museum.
AttractionCathédrale Saint-André de Bordeaux7 km northeast, in Bordeaux2
ChâteauChâteau Pape Clément700 m north, in Pessac3
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux6.8 km northeast, in Bordeaux4AttractionAttractionPont de pierre8 km northeast, in Bordeaux5
AttractionPlace des Quinconces7.8 km northeast, in Bordeaux6AttractionAttractionPlace de la Bourse7.7 km northeast, in Bordeaux7AttractionAttractionPont Jacques-Chaban-Delmas10 km northeast, in Bordeaux8FortFortPorte Cailhau7.6 km northeast, in BordeauxWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Cité Frugès in questions
Where is Cité Frugès?
Cité Frugès is in Pessac, in Gironde (Nouvelle-Aquitaine).
What is Cité Frugès?
Housing designed by Le Corbusier.
Is Cité Frugès a historic monument?
Yes: Classé historic monument, since 1980, Mérimée record PA00083657.
How well known is Cité Frugès?
Cité Frugès has 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #1,019 of the 37,318 French places we list.
When is the best time to visit Cité Frugès?
April to October are the warmest months in Pessac, with afternoon highs of 18–28°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Cité Frugès?
Within 15 km: Cathédrale Saint-André de Bordeaux (7 km), Château Pape Clément (700 m), Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux (6.8 km) and Pont de pierre (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)
- Cathédrale Saint-André de Bordeaux: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château Pape Clément: Kassander der Minoer at German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux: Michel BUZE, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Place des Quinconces: Michel BUZE, Public domain, 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.