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Attraction · Colombey les Deux Églises · Haute-Marne

Croix de Lorraine

Croix de Lorraine is a Christian and French patriotic symbol. It lies in Colombey les Deux Églises itself. Add Charles de Gaulle, 100 m away, to a visit; it leads 22 places within 15 km.

Where
In Colombey les Deux Églises
inside the commune
How well known
Top 1%
#141 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
May–Sep
highs of 20–26°C
In brief

Attraction in Colombey les Deux Églises

One of the best-known places to visit in France

#141 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (31 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓

In Colombey les Deux Églises

Croix de Lorraine is in the commune of Colombey les Deux Églises, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

Month by month in Colombey les Deux Églises

If warmth matters, go May to September: Colombey les Deux Églises reaches 20–26°C.

Jan7° / 1°66 mm
Feb8° / 1°62 mm
Mar13° / 2°65 mm
Apr16° / 5°62 mm
May20° / 8°76 mm
Jun24° / 12°64 mm
Jul26° / 14°70 mm
Aug26° / 13°64 mm
Sep22° / 10°68 mm
Oct17° / 8°78 mm
Nov11° / 4°79 mm
Dec7° / 2°82 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Colombey les Deux Églises, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Ailleville_Sapc station, 16 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Colombey les Deux Églises’ full climate →
About

Croix de Lorraine

Articles on it exist in 31 languages.

Croix de Lorraine on Wikipedia ↗

Type
Attraction
Covered in
31 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
Colombey les Deux Églises, Haute-Marne
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
The map

Map of Croix de Lorraine and nearby

The map centres on Croix de Lorraine, in orange, with nearby places numbered.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Colombey les Deux Églises. · commune boundary: IGN

Towns near it

The nearest towns to Croix de Lorraine

Of the 3, Chaumont is the largest, at 20,827 people. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.

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  1. 1Colombey les Deux Églises
  2. 2Bar-sur-Aube
  3. 3Chaumont
1 · It’s in this commune

Colombey les Deux Églises

661 people

2 · 13 km west of it

Bar-sur-Aube

4,665 people

3 · 23 km southeast of it

Chaumont

20,827 people

Compare the 3 towns
TownWhere Croix de Lorraine isPeople
Colombey les Deux ÉglisesIt’s in this commune661
Bar-sur-Aube13 km west of it4,665
Chaumont23 km southeast of it20,827
Make a day of it

Around Croix de Lorraine

Around it, within 15 km, lie 22 more, including 3 attractions, 3 châteaux and a museum.

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

Good to know about Croix de Lorraine

Where is Croix de Lorraine?

Croix de Lorraine is in Colombey les Deux Églises, in Haute-Marne (Grand Est).

What is Croix de Lorraine?

Christian and French patriotic symbol.

How well known is Croix de Lorraine?

Croix de Lorraine has 31 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #141 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Croix de Lorraine?

May to September are the warmest months in Colombey les Deux Églises, with afternoon highs of 20–26°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Croix de Lorraine?

Within 15 km: Charles de Gaulle (100 m), La Boisserie (700 m), Château de Cirey (13 km) and Tombe du Général de Gaulle (500 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).

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.