Monastery or convent · Tours · Indre-et-Loire

Couvent des Capucins de Tours

Couvent des Capucins de Tours is a convent located in Indre-et-Loire. Since 1977 it has been a registered historic monument (inscrit, in part). Close by, Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours is 1.4 km away, one of 160 within 15 km.

Where

In Tours

inside the commune

Historic monument

1977

Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part)

How well known

Top 15%

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

Warmest months

May–Oct

highs of 17–26°C

In brief

Monastery or convent in Tours

In Tours

Couvent des Capucins de Tours is in the commune of Tours, with 68 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part)

Protected as a historic monument since 1977; built in the 20th century (Mérimée record PA00098143). About ↓

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

When to go

Weather, month by month

From May to October, Tours sees highs of 17–26°C.

Jan8° / 2°68 mm

Feb9° / 2°58 mm

Mar13° / 3°54 mm

Apr16° / 5°57 mm

May20° / 9°62 mm

Jun24° / 12°53 mm

Jul26° / 14°47 mm

Aug26° / 13°47 mm

Sep22° / 10°53 mm

Oct17° / 8°70 mm

Nov12° / 5°76 mm

Dec8° / 2°80 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Tours, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Fondettes station, 7.5 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Tours’ full climate →

About

Couvent des Capucins de Tours

There are Wikipedia articles on it in 2 languages.

Couvent des Capucins de Tours on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Mérimée record PA00098143 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type: Monastery or convent
Protection: Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part) · 1977
Built: 20th century
Covered in: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune: Tours, Indre-et-Loire

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

The map

Couvent des Capucins de Tours and what surrounds it

Numbered points are the places near Couvent des Capucins de Tours, which is in orange.

Towns near it

Which town is nearest

Of the 8, Tours is the largest, at 139,259 people. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

1 · It’s in this commune

Tours

139,259 people

2 · 1.7 km west of it

Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire

17,029 people

3 · 3 km southwest of it

La Riche

10,487 people

4 · 3.4 km southeast of it

Saint-Pierre-des-Corps

15,898 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Couvent des Capucins de Tours is	People
Tours	It’s in this commune	139,259
Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire	1.7 km west of it	17,029
La Riche	3 km southwest of it	10,487
Saint-Pierre-des-Corps	3.4 km southeast of it	15,898
Rochecorbon	5.5 km east of it	3,219
La Membrolle-sur-Choisille	5.6 km northwest of it	3,290
Notre-Dame-d'Oé	5.6 km north of it	4,515
Fondettes	5.7 km west of it	10,954

Make a day of it

While you are near Couvent des Capucins de Tours

The 160 places within 15 km include 3 attractions, 3 museums and a church.

AttractionCathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours1.4 km southeast, in Tours 2

ChurchBasilique Saint-Martin de Tours1.4 km south, in Tours 3

AttractionChâteau de Tours1.2 km southeast, in Tours 4

MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Tours1.5 km southeast, in Tours 5ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Plessis-lès-Tours3.1 km southwest, in La Riche 6AttractionAttractionChâteau de Villandry15 km southwest, in Villandry 7

MuseumPrieuré de Saint-Cosme3.1 km southwest, in La Riche 8

MuseumHôtel Goüin1.2 km south, in Tours

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

Questions before you go

Where is Couvent des Capucins de Tours?

Couvent des Capucins de Tours is in Tours, in Indre-et-Loire (Centre-Val de Loire).

What is Couvent des Capucins de Tours?

Convent located in Indre-et-Loire, in France.

Is Couvent des Capucins de Tours a historic monument?

Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part), since 1977, Mérimée record PA00098143.

How well known is Couvent des Capucins de Tours?

Couvent des Capucins de Tours 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 Couvent des Capucins de Tours?

May to October are the warmest months in Tours, with afternoon highs of 17–26°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Couvent des Capucins de Tours?

Within 15 km: Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours (1.4 km), Basilique Saint-Martin de Tours (1.4 km), Château de Tours (1.2 km) and Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours (1.5 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 (6)

Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours: Miralolotte23, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Basilique Saint-Martin de Tours: Parsifall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Château de Tours: Eusebius, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours: Casper Moller, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Prieuré de Saint-Cosme: Duch.seb, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hôtel Goüin: Baptiste37, 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.