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Donjon de La Roche-Posay

Donjon de La Roche-Posay is a fort in La Roche-Posay. Another 9 places to visit lie within 5 km. It was listed in 1942 as a classé historic monument.

Where
In La Roche-Posay
inside the commune
Historic monument
1942
Classé historic monument
How well known
Top 15%
#5,252 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
Apr–Oct
highs of 18–28°C
In brief

Fort in La Roche-Posay

In La Roche-Posay

Donjon de La Roche-Posay is in the commune of La Roche-Posay, with 9 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Classé historic monument

Protected as a historic monument since 1942; built in the 12th and 17th centuries (Mérimée record PA00105668). About ↓

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

When to go

Weather, month by month

Expect highs of 18–28°C in La Roche-Posay from April to October.

Jan8° / 2°70 mm
Feb10° / 1°58 mm
Mar15° / 3°56 mm
Apr18° / 5°60 mm
May22° / 8°68 mm
Jun26° / 12°57 mm
Jul28° / 14°51 mm
Aug28° / 13°56 mm
Sep24° / 10°59 mm
Oct18° / 8°76 mm
Nov12° / 4°81 mm
Dec9° / 2°81 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in La Roche-Posay, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Martizay station, 17 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. La Roche-Posay’s full climate →
About

Donjon de La Roche-Posay

2 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. Around it, Château de La Guerche (13 km) comes first on our list.

Donjon de La Roche-Posay on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Mérimée record PA00105668 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type
Fort
Protection
Classé historic monument · 1942
Built
12th and 17th centuries
Covered in
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
La Roche-Posay, Vienne
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
The map

Donjon de La Roche-Posay at a glance

The orange dot is Donjon de La Roche-Posay; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of La Roche-Posay. · commune boundary: IGN

Towns near it

Nearby towns

Of the 5, Châtellerault is the largest, at 31,003 people. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.

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  1. 1La Roche-Posay
  2. 2Châtellerault
  3. 3Dangé-Saint-Romain
  4. 4Descartes
  5. 5Naintré
1 · It’s in this commune

La Roche-Posay

1,566 people

2 · 21 km west of it

Châtellerault

31,003 people

3 · 23 km northwest of it

Dangé-Saint-Romain

2,959 people

4 · 23 km northwest of it

Descartes

3,369 people

Compare the 5 towns
TownWhere Donjon de La Roche-Posay isPeople
La Roche-PosayIt’s in this commune1,566
Châtellerault21 km west of it31,003
Dangé-Saint-Romain23 km northwest of it2,959
Descartes23 km northwest of it3,369
Naintré25 km west of it5,964
Make a day of it

While you are near Donjon de La Roche-Posay

Around it, within 15 km, lie 37 more, including 4 châteaux, 2 attractions and 2 museums.

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

Questions people have about Donjon de La Roche-Posay

Where is Donjon de La Roche-Posay?

Donjon de La Roche-Posay is in La Roche-Posay, in Vienne (Nouvelle-Aquitaine).

What is Donjon de La Roche-Posay?

Fort.

Is Donjon de La Roche-Posay a historic monument?

Yes: Classé historic monument, since 1942, Mérimée record PA00105668.

How well known is Donjon de La Roche-Posay?

Donjon de La Roche-Posay 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 Donjon de La Roche-Posay?

April to October are the warmest months in La Roche-Posay, with afternoon highs of 18–28°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Donjon de La Roche-Posay?

Within 15 km: Château de La Guerche (13 km), Château d'Angles-sur-l'Anglin (12 km), Manoir de Granges (2.3 km) and Musée Mado Robin (4.3 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).

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.