Couvent des Minimes de Blaye
Couvent des Minimes de Blaye is a convent located in Gironde. Since 2009 it has been a classé historic monument. Add Citadelle de Blaye, 200 m away, to a visit; it leads 77 places within 15 km.
Monastery or convent in Blaye
In Blaye
Couvent des Minimes de Blaye is in the commune of Blaye, with 11 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Classé historic monument
Protected as a historic monument since 2009; built in the 11th, 13th, 17th and 18th centuries (Mérimée record PA00083152). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Which month to go
Aim for April to October, when Blaye reaches 18–27°C.
Couvent des Minimes de Blaye
It has articles in 2 Wikipedias.
- Type
- Monastery or convent
- Protection
- Classé historic monument · 2009
- Built
- 11th, 13th, 17th and 18th centuries
- Covered in
- 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Blaye, Gironde
Getting your bearings
Couvent des Minimes de Blaye is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Blaye. · commune boundary: IGN
Towns close to Couvent des Minimes de Blaye
With 5,190 people, Pauillac is the largest of the 8. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.
Blaye
Pauillac
Margaux-Cantenac
Listrac-Médoc
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Couvent des Minimes de Blaye is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Blaye | It’s in this commune | 5,066 |
| Pauillac | 10 km northwest of it | 5,190 |
| Margaux-Cantenac | 10 km south of it | 2,845 |
| Listrac-Médoc | 12 km southwest of it | 2,807 |
| Saint-Laurent-Médoc | 13 km west of it | 4,914 |
| Avensan | 13 km southwest of it | 3,140 |
| Macau | 14 km south of it | 4,576 |
| Arsac | 15 km south of it | 4,124 |
Pair Couvent des Minimes de Blaye with these
Within 15 km you can add 8 châteaux.
ChâteauCitadelle de Blaye200 m north, in Blaye2
ChâteauFort Paté1.5 km southwest, in Blaye3
ChâteauChâteau Margaux9.3 km south, in Margaux-Cantenac4
ChâteauChâteau Mouton Rothschild13 km northwest, in Pauillac5
ChâteauChâteau Lafite Rothschild14 km northwest, in Pauillac6ChâteauChâteauChâteau des Rudel300 m north, in Blaye7ChâteauChâteauFort Médoc3.4 km southwest, in Cussac-Fort-Médoc8ChâteauChâteauChâteau Beychevelle5.7 km west, in Saint-Julien-BeychevelleWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Your questions on Couvent des Minimes de Blaye
Where is Couvent des Minimes de Blaye?
Couvent des Minimes de Blaye is in Blaye, in Gironde (Nouvelle-Aquitaine).
What is Couvent des Minimes de Blaye?
Convent located in Gironde, in France.
Is Couvent des Minimes de Blaye a historic monument?
Yes: Classé historic monument, since 2009, Mérimée record PA00083152.
How well known is Couvent des Minimes de Blaye?
Couvent des Minimes de Blaye 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 Minimes de Blaye?
April to October are the warmest months in Blaye, with afternoon highs of 18–27°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Couvent des Minimes de Blaye?
Within 15 km: Citadelle de Blaye (200 m), Fort Paté (1.5 km), Château Margaux (9.3 km) and Château Mouton Rothschild (13 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 (5)
- Citadelle de Blaye: Pinpin 18:38, 3 May 2006 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Paté: GBR2blaye, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château Margaux: BillBl, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château Mouton Rothschild: Benjamin Zingg, Switzerland, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Château Lafite Rothschild: Ken Case, 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.