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Monastery or convent · Tours · Indre-et-Loire

Couvent des Ursulines de Tours

Couvent des Ursulines de Tours is a convent located in Indre-et-Loire. Since 1941 it has been a registered historic monument (inscrit, in part). Look also at Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours, 200 m away, first of 166 more within 15 km.

Where
In Tours
inside the commune
Historic monument
1941
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 Ursulines de Tours is in the commune of Tours, with 74 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part)

Protected as a historic monument since 1941; built in the 17th century (Mérimée record PA00098146). About ↓

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

When to go

A month-by-month guide

Aim for May to October, when Tours reaches 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 Ursulines de Tours

Type
Monastery or convent
Protection
Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part) · 1941
Built
17th 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

The area around Couvent des Ursulines de Tours

The orange dot is Couvent des Ursulines de Tours; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.

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

Towns near it

Towns that count Couvent des Ursulines de Tours

Home to 139,259 people, Tours is the largest of these 8. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.

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  1. 1Tours
  2. 2Saint-Pierre-des-Corps
  3. 3La Riche
  4. 4Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire
  5. 5Saint-Avertin
  6. 6Rochecorbon
  7. 7La Ville-aux-Dames
  8. 8Joué-lès-Tours
1 · It’s in this commune

Tours

139,259 people

2 · 2.1 km east of it

Saint-Pierre-des-Corps

15,898 people

3 · 3.2 km west of it

La Riche

10,487 people

4 · 3.2 km northwest of it

Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire

17,029 people

Compare the 8 towns
TownWhere Couvent des Ursulines de Tours isPeople
ToursIt’s in this commune139,259
Saint-Pierre-des-Corps2.1 km east of it15,898
La Riche3.2 km west of it10,487
Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire3.2 km northwest of it17,029
Saint-Avertin4.8 km southeast of it14,999
Rochecorbon5.1 km northeast of it3,219
La Ville-aux-Dames5.5 km east of it5,606
Joué-lès-Tours5.8 km southwest of it38,423
Make a day of it

Nearby, too

Of the 166 within 15 km, look for 3 attractions, 2 museums and a church.

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

Quick answers on Couvent des Ursulines de Tours

Where is Couvent des Ursulines de Tours?

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

What is Couvent des Ursulines de Tours?

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

Is Couvent des Ursulines de Tours a historic monument?

Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part), since 1941, Mérimée record PA00098146.

How well known is Couvent des Ursulines de Tours?

Couvent des Ursulines 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 Ursulines 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 Ursulines de Tours?

Within 15 km: Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours (200 m), Basilique Saint-Martin de Tours (1 km), Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours (200 m) and Château de Tours (400 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 (5)

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.