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Couvent des Jacobins
Monastery or convent · Rennes · Ille-et-Vilaine

Couvent des Jacobins

Couvent des Jacobins is a convent located. Look for it in Rennes. It was listed in 1991 as a classé historic monument.

Photo: Couvent des Jacobins, Pymouss44 (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Where
In Rennes
inside the commune
Historic monument
1991
Classé historic monument
How well known
Top 9%
#3,165 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
May–Oct
highs of 17–25°C
In brief

Monastery or convent in Rennes

One of the best-known places to visit in France

#3,165 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓

In Rennes

Couvent des Jacobins is in the commune of Rennes, with 61 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Classé historic monument

Protected as a historic monument since 1991; built in the 14th, 15th and 17th centuries (Mérimée record PA00090677). About ↓

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

When to go

The best months to visit

Afternoons in Rennes reach 17–25°C from May to October.

Jan9° / 3°67 mm
Feb10° / 3°52 mm
Mar13° / 5°49 mm
Apr16° / 6°51 mm
May19° / 9°58 mm
Jun23° / 12°51 mm
Jul25° / 14°44 mm
Aug25° / 14°44 mm
Sep22° / 11°57 mm
Oct17° / 9°73 mm
Nov13° / 6°73 mm
Dec10° / 4°73 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Rennes, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Rennes-St Jacques station, 6.3 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Rennes’ full climate →
About

Couvent des Jacobins

3 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. Nearby, Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Rennes (400 m) heads a list of 98 within 15 km.

Couvent des Jacobins on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Mérimée record PA00090677 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type
Monastery or convent
Protection
Classé historic monument · 1991
Built
14th, 15th and 17th centuries
Covered in
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
The map

Locating Couvent des Jacobins

On this map, Couvent des Jacobins is orange and its neighbours are numbered.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Rennes. · commune boundary: IGN

Towns near it

Towns that list Couvent des Jacobins

The biggest base of the 8 is Rennes (230,890 people). Each town here links to its own guide.

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  1. 1Rennes
  2. 2Saint-Grégoire
  3. 3Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande
  4. 4Montgermont
  5. 5Cesson-Sévigné
  6. 6Vezin-le-Coquet
  7. 7Chantepie
  8. 8Betton
1 · It’s in this commune

Rennes

230,890 people

2 · 4.3 km north of it

Saint-Grégoire

9,957 people

3 · 4.3 km southwest of it

Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande

13,800 people

4 · 5.2 km northwest of it

Montgermont

3,827 people

Compare the 8 towns
TownWhere Couvent des Jacobins isPeople
RennesIt’s in this commune230,890
Saint-Grégoire4.3 km north of it9,957
Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande4.3 km southwest of it13,800
Montgermont5.2 km northwest of it3,827
Cesson-Sévigné5.4 km east of it18,761
Vezin-le-Coquet5.4 km west of it6,471
Chantepie6 km southeast of it10,670
Betton7.8 km north of it12,964
Make a day of it

Close to Couvent des Jacobins

Our list has 98 more within 15 km, among them 4 attractions, 2 museums and a garden.

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

Couvent des Jacobins in questions

Where is Couvent des Jacobins?

Couvent des Jacobins is in Rennes, in Ille-et-Vilaine (Brittany).

What is Couvent des Jacobins?

Convent located in Ille-et-Vilaine, in France.

Is Couvent des Jacobins a historic monument?

Yes: Classé historic monument, since 1991, Mérimée record PA00090677.

How well known is Couvent des Jacobins?

Couvent des Jacobins has 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #3,165 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Couvent des Jacobins?

May to October are the warmest months in Rennes, with afternoon highs of 17–25°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Couvent des Jacobins?

Within 15 km: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Rennes (400 m), Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes (800 m), Palais du parlement de Bretagne (400 m) and Parc du Thabor (800 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 (6)

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.