Museum · Thouars · Deux-Sèvres

Écuries du Château

Écuries du Château is a museum in Thouars. Add any of 10 more places within 5 km to a visit. Further out, Château des ducs de La Trémoille is 200 m away.

Where

In Thouars

inside the commune

Warmest months

Apr–Oct

highs of 18–28°C

In brief

Museum in Thouars

In Thouars

Écuries du Château is in the commune of Thouars, with 10 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

Seasons in Thouars

Warm weather in Thouars runs April to October, with highs of 18–28°C.

Jan9° / 3°51 mm

Feb10° / 3°39 mm

Mar14° / 4°40 mm

Apr18° / 6°46 mm

May21° / 10°50 mm

Jun25° / 13°43 mm

Jul28° / 15°38 mm

Aug28° / 15°38 mm

Sep24° / 12°49 mm

Oct18° / 9°65 mm

Nov13° / 6°59 mm

Dec9° / 3°57 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Thouars, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Thouars-Stna station, 1.5 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Thouars’ full climate →

About

Écuries du Château

Museum.

Écuries du Château is in Thouars, Deux-Sèvres.

Type: Museum
Commune: Thouars, Deux-Sèvres

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

Plan your visit

Know before you go

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Map of Écuries du Château and nearby

Numbered points are the places near Écuries du Château, which is in orange.

Towns near it

Bases near Écuries du Château

The most populous of the 6 is Thouars, at 13,891. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.

1 · It’s in this commune

Thouars

13,891 people

2 · 11 km north of it

Loretz-d'Argenton

2,575 people

3 · 17 km west of it

Argentonnay

3,234 people

4 · 17 km south of it

Airvault

3,306 people

Compare the 6 towns

Town	Where Écuries du Château is	People
Thouars	It’s in this commune	13,891
Loretz-d'Argenton	11 km north of it	2,575
Argentonnay	17 km west of it	3,234
Airvault	17 km south of it	3,306
Montreuil-Bellay	19 km north of it	3,746
Loudun	23 km east of it	6,839

Make a day of it

Around Écuries du Château

Also close at hand are 3 châteaux, 2 museums and 2 forts, among 57 within 15 km.

ChâteauChâteau des ducs de La Trémoille200 m southeast, in Thouars 2MuseumMuseumMusée Henri-Barré100 m north, in Thouars 3

ChâteauCollégiale Notre-Dame de Thouars100 m southeast, in Thouars 4MuseumMuseumChâteau d'Oiron11 km east, in Plaine-et-Vallées 5FortFortRemparts de Thouars600 m northeast, in Thouars 6FortFortTour du Prévôt700 m northeast, in Thouars 7AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Saint-Jean de Bonneval-lès-Thouars900 m south, in Saint-Jean-de-Thouars 8ChâteauChâteauChâteau du Bois de Sanzay11 km north, in Saint-Martin-de-Sanzay

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

Questions people have about Écuries du Château

Where is Écuries du Château?

Écuries du Château is in Thouars, in Deux-Sèvres (Nouvelle-Aquitaine).

What is Écuries du Château?

Museum.

When is the best time to visit Écuries du Château?

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

What else is there to see near Écuries du Château?

Within 15 km: Château des ducs de La Trémoille (200 m), Musée Henri-Barré (100 m), Collégiale Notre-Dame de Thouars (100 m) and Château d'Oiron (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 (2)

Château des ducs de La Trémoille: Nicolas Raoul, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Collégiale Notre-Dame de Thouars: Papay, CC BY-SA 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.