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Monastery or convent · Guérande · Loire-Atlantique

Couvent des Ursulines

Couvent des Ursulines is a convent in Guérande. Since 2001 it has been a registered historic monument (inscrit, in part). Around it, within 15 km, lie 56 more places, Château de Careil (3.3 km) first on our list.

Where
In Guérande
inside the commune
Historic monument
2001
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 18–25°C
In brief

Monastery or convent in Guérande

In Guérande

Couvent des Ursulines is in the commune of Guérande, with 20 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part)

Protected as a historic monument since 2001; built in the 17th and 18th centuries (Mérimée record PA44000026). 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

Warm weather in Guérande runs May to October, with highs of 18–25°C.

Jan10° / 4°99 mm
Feb11° / 3°76 mm
Mar14° / 5°63 mm
Apr16° / 6°64 mm
May20° / 9°58 mm
Jun23° / 12°45 mm
Jul25° / 14°46 mm
Aug25° / 14°50 mm
Sep22° / 11°71 mm
Oct18° / 9°96 mm
Nov14° / 6°108 mm
Dec11° / 4°110 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Guérande, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Herbignac station, 12 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Guérande’s full climate →
About

Couvent des Ursulines

Type
Monastery or convent
Protection
Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part) · 2001
Built
17th and 18th centuries
Covered in
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
Guérande, Loire-Atlantique
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
The map

The area around Couvent des Ursulines

The map centres on Couvent des Ursulines, in orange, with nearby places numbered.

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

Towns near it

Nearby towns

The biggest base of the 8 is La Baule-Escoublac (16,912 people). Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.

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  1. 1Guérande
  2. 2Le Pouliguen
  3. 3La Baule-Escoublac
  4. 4La Turballe
  5. 5Batz-sur-Mer
  6. 6Saint-Molf
  7. 7Le Croisic
  8. 8Saint-André-des-Eaux
1 · It’s in this commune

Guérande

16,804 people

2 · 5.7 km south of it

Le Pouliguen

4,173 people

3 · 5.9 km southeast of it

La Baule-Escoublac

16,912 people

4 · 6.3 km northwest of it

La Turballe

4,850 people

Compare the 8 towns
TownWhere Couvent des Ursulines isPeople
GuérandeIt’s in this commune16,804
Le Pouliguen5.7 km south of it4,173
La Baule-Escoublac5.9 km southeast of it16,912
La Turballe6.3 km northwest of it4,850
Batz-sur-Mer6.6 km southwest of it2,892
Saint-Molf7.5 km north of it2,870
Le Croisic8.2 km southwest of it4,056
Saint-André-des-Eaux8.3 km east of it7,013
Make a day of it

Pair Couvent des Ursulines with these

Of the 56 within 15 km, look for 4 museums, 3 châteaux and a fort.

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

Couvent des Ursulines: what to know

Where is Couvent des Ursulines?

Couvent des Ursulines is in Guérande, in Loire-Atlantique (Pays de la Loire).

What is Couvent des Ursulines?

Convent in Guérande, France.

Is Couvent des Ursulines a historic monument?

Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part), since 2001, Mérimée record PA44000026.

How well known is Couvent des Ursulines?

Couvent des Ursulines 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?

May to October are the warmest months in Guérande, with afternoon highs of 18–25°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Couvent des Ursulines?

Within 15 km: Château de Careil (3.3 km), Remparts de Guérande (600 m), Hôtel Saint-Clair (700 m) and Castel Marie-Louise (4.9 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)

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.