Enceinte bastionnée de Tours
Enceinte bastionnée de Tours is a French rampart. Nearby, Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours (800 m) heads a list of 166 within 15 km. It has articles in 3 Wikipedias.
Fort in Tours
One of the best-known places to visit in France
#3,165 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓
In Tours
Enceinte bastionnée de Tours is in the commune of Tours, with 75 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
The weather, month by month
In Tours the warm season is May to October, with highs of 17–26°C.
Enceinte bastionnée de Tours
Enceinte bastionnée de Tours is in Tours, Indre-et-Loire.
- Type
- Fort
- Covered in
- 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Tours, Indre-et-Loire
Getting your bearings
The orange dot is Enceinte bastionnée de Tours; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Tours. · commune boundary: IGN
The nearest towns to Enceinte bastionnée de Tours
Largest of the 8 is Tours, home to 139,259. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.
- 1Tours
- 2La Riche
- 3Saint-Pierre-des-Corps
- 4Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire
- 5Saint-Avertin
- 6Joué-lès-Tours
- 7Chambray-lès-Tours
- 8Rochecorbon
Tours
La Riche
Saint-Pierre-des-Corps
Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Enceinte bastionnée de Tours is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Tours | It’s in this commune | 139,259 |
| La Riche | 2.5 km west of it | 10,487 |
| Saint-Pierre-des-Corps | 2.7 km east of it | 15,898 |
| Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire | 3.1 km northwest of it | 17,029 |
| Saint-Avertin | 4.8 km southeast of it | 14,999 |
| Joué-lès-Tours | 5.1 km southwest of it | 38,423 |
| Chambray-lès-Tours | 5.5 km south of it | 12,720 |
| Rochecorbon | 5.9 km northeast of it | 3,219 |
More to see nearby
3 attractions, 3 museums and a church are among the 166 within 15 km.
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours800 m northeast, in Tours2
ChurchBasilique Saint-Martin de Tours600 m northwest, in Tours3
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Tours800 m northeast, in Tours4
AttractionChâteau de Tours900 m northeast, in Tours5ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Plessis-lès-Tours2.3 km west, in La Riche6AttractionAttractionChâteau de Villandry14 km southwest, in Villandry7
MuseumHôtel Goüin700 m northwest, in Tours8
MuseumPrieuré de Saint-Cosme2.8 km west, in La RicheWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Enceinte bastionnée de Tours
Where is Enceinte bastionnée de Tours?
Enceinte bastionnée de Tours is in Tours, in Indre-et-Loire (Centre-Val de Loire).
What is Enceinte bastionnée de Tours?
French rampart.
How well known is Enceinte bastionnée de Tours?
Enceinte bastionnée de Tours has 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #3,165 of the 37,318 French places we list.
When is the best time to visit Enceinte bastionnée de Tours?
May to October are the warmest months in Tours, with afternoon highs of 17–26°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Enceinte bastionnée de Tours?
Within 15 km: Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours (800 m), Basilique Saint-Martin de Tours (600 m), Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours (800 m) and Château de Tours (900 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).
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours: Miralolotte23, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Basilique Saint-Martin de Tours: Parsifall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours: Casper Moller, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Tours: Eusebius, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hôtel Goüin: Baptiste37, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Prieuré de Saint-Cosme: Duch.seb, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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