Battlefield · Ornes · Meuse

Croix de Vaux

Croix de Vaux is a battlefield you can visit in Ornes. Around it, within 5 km, are 3 more places on our list. A short trip away is Mémorial de Verdun, 5.8 km off.

Where

In Ornes

inside the commune

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 19–24°C

In brief

Battlefield in Ornes

In Ornes

Croix de Vaux is in the commune of Ornes, 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

A month-by-month guide

May to September are the warmest in Ornes, with afternoon highs of 19–24°C.

Jan5° / 0°94 mm

Feb6° / 0°78 mm

Mar10° / 2°74 mm

Apr15° / 5°56 mm

May19° / 9°79 mm

Jun22° / 12°67 mm

Jul24° / 14°71 mm

Aug24° / 14°79 mm

Sep20° / 10°68 mm

Oct14° / 7°81 mm

Nov8° / 4°84 mm

Dec5° / 1°112 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Ornes, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Septsarges station, 23 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Ornes’ full climate →

About

Croix de Vaux

Battlefield.

Croix de Vaux is in Ornes, Meuse.

Type: Battlefield
Commune: Ornes, Meuse

Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

The map

The area around Croix de Vaux

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Croix de Vaux is the orange one.

Towns near it

Bases for a visit

Home to 16,890 people, Verdun is the largest of these 7. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

1 · It’s in this commune

Ornes

9 people

2 · 9.2 km southwest of it

Belleville-sur-Meuse

3,013 people

3 · 11 km southwest of it

Verdun

16,890 people

4 · 11 km southwest of it

Thierville-sur-Meuse

3,172 people

Compare the 7 towns

Town	Where Croix de Vaux is	People
Ornes	It’s in this commune	9
Belleville-sur-Meuse	9.2 km southwest of it	3,013
Verdun	11 km southwest of it	16,890
Thierville-sur-Meuse	11 km southwest of it	3,172
Étain	14 km east of it	3,375
Bouligny	22 km east of it	2,507
Longuyon	24 km northeast of it	5,134

Make a day of it

More near Croix de Vaux

A visit can add 3 museums, 2 abbeys and a cathedral, from 29 places within 15 km.

1MuseumMuseumMémorial de Verdun5.8 km south, in Fleury-devant-Douaumont 2CathedralCathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame de Verdun11 km southwest, in Verdun 3FortFortOuvrage de Thiaumont4.9 km southwest, in Fleury-devant-Douaumont 4AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Paul de Verdun10 km southwest, in Verdun 5AttractionAttractionOuvrage de Froideterre6.4 km southwest, in Bras-sur-Meuse 6

MuseumCentre mondial de la paix11 km southwest, in Verdun 7AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Vanne de Verdun11 km southwest, in Verdun 8

MuseumHôtel de la Princerie11 km southwest, in Verdun

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

Before visiting Croix de Vaux

Where is Croix de Vaux?

Croix de Vaux is in Ornes, in Meuse (Grand Est).

What is Croix de Vaux?

Battlefield.

When is the best time to visit Croix de Vaux?

May to September are the warmest months in Ornes, with afternoon highs of 19–24°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Croix de Vaux?

Within 15 km: Mémorial de Verdun (5.8 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Verdun (11 km), Ouvrage de Thiaumont (4.9 km) and Abbaye Saint-Paul de Verdun (10 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 (2)

Centre mondial de la paix: Fryderyk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hôtel de la Princerie: MOSSOT, CC BY 3.0, 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.