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Fort · Marnes · Deux-Sèvres

Donjon de Moncontour

Marnes counts Donjon de Moncontour, a fort, among its places to visit. Its neighbours on our list number 2 within 5 km. Add Château d'Oiron, 11 km away, to a visit.

Where
In Marnes
inside the commune
How well known
Top 15%
#5,252 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
Apr–Oct
highs of 17–27°C
In brief

Fort in Marnes

In Marnes

Donjon de Moncontour is in the commune of Marnes, with 2 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

The weather, month by month

In Marnes the warm season is April to October, with highs of 17–27°C.

Jan9° / 2°51 mm
Feb10° / 2°40 mm
Mar14° / 3°40 mm
Apr17° / 5°47 mm
May21° / 8°49 mm
Jun25° / 11°50 mm
Jul27° / 13°42 mm
Aug27° / 13°38 mm
Sep23° / 10°45 mm
Oct18° / 8°64 mm
Nov12° / 5°60 mm
Dec9° / 2°59 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Marnes, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Martaize station, 7.3 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Marnes’ full climate →
About

Donjon de Moncontour

There are Wikipedia articles on it in 2 languages.

Donjon de Moncontour on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Type
Fort
Covered in
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
Marnes, Deux-Sèvres
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
The map

Its place on the map

The map puts Donjon de Moncontour in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.

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

Towns near it

The nearest towns to Donjon de Moncontour

The biggest base of the 4 is Thouars (13,891 people). Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.

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  1. 1Marnes
  2. 2Airvault
  3. 3Loudun
  4. 4Thouars
1 · It’s in this commune

Marnes

217 people

2 · 12 km west of it

Airvault

3,306 people

3 · 17 km northeast of it

Loudun

6,839 people

4 · 21 km northwest of it

Thouars

13,891 people

Compare the 4 towns
TownWhere Donjon de Moncontour isPeople
MarnesIt’s in this commune217
Airvault12 km west of it3,306
Loudun17 km northeast of it6,839
Thouars21 km northwest of it13,891
Make a day of it

More near Donjon de Moncontour

Also close at hand are 4 châteaux, a museum and an attraction, among 19 within 15 km.

1MuseumMuseumChâteau d'Oiron11 km northwest, in Plaine-et-Vallées2ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Bonnetière7.9 km northeast, in La Chaussée3ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Purnon14 km east, in Verrue4ChâteauChâteau d'Airvault11 km west, in Airvault5AttractionAttractionAbbaye Saint-Pierre d'Airvault11 km west, in Airvault6FortFortDonjon de Saint-Cassien11 km northeast, in Angliers7ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Fuye12 km north, in Mouterre-Silly8GardenGardenMagic Hortus11 km east, in Verrue

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

Questions about Donjon de Moncontour

Where is Donjon de Moncontour?

Donjon de Moncontour is in Marnes, in Deux-Sèvres (Nouvelle-Aquitaine).

What is Donjon de Moncontour?

Fort.

How well known is Donjon de Moncontour?

Donjon de Moncontour 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 Moncontour?

April to October are the warmest months in Marnes, with afternoon highs of 17–27°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Donjon de Moncontour?

Within 15 km: Château d'Oiron (11 km), Château de la Bonnetière (7.9 km), Château de Purnon (14 km) and Château d'Airvault (11 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 (1)

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.