Enceinte de Châteauneuf
Enceinte de Châteauneuf is a French fortification. The town it belongs to is Tours. It has been a classé historic monument (in part) since 1940.
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 de Châteauneuf is in the commune of Tours, with 75 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Classé historic monument (in part)
Protected as a historic monument since 1940; built in the 10th, 13th and 14th centuries (Mérimée record PA00098159). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Picking your season
Afternoons in Tours reach 17–26°C from May to October.
Enceinte de Châteauneuf
Its Wikipedia coverage spans 3 languages. Nearby, Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours (800 m) heads a list of 167 within 15 km.
- Type
- Fort
- Protection
- Classé historic monument (in part) · 1940
- Built
- 10th, 13th and 14th centuries
- Covered in
- 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Tours, Indre-et-Loire
The way to Enceinte de Châteauneuf
Orange is Enceinte de Châteauneuf; numbered in green, the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Tours. · commune boundary: IGN
The nearest towns to Enceinte de Châteauneuf
Tours, with 139,259 people, is the largest of the 8. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.
- 1Tours
- 2La Riche
- 3Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire
- 4Saint-Pierre-des-Corps
- 5Saint-Avertin
- 6Joué-lès-Tours
- 7Fondettes
- 8Chambray-lès-Tours
Tours
La Riche
Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire
Saint-Pierre-des-Corps
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Enceinte de Châteauneuf is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Tours | It’s in this commune | 139,259 |
| La Riche | 2.2 km west of it | 10,487 |
| Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire | 2.5 km northwest of it | 17,029 |
| Saint-Pierre-des-Corps | 3 km east of it | 15,898 |
| Saint-Avertin | 5.3 km southeast of it | 14,999 |
| Joué-lès-Tours | 5.3 km south of it | 38,423 |
| Fondettes | 5.8 km west of it | 10,954 |
| Chambray-lès-Tours | 5.9 km south of it | 12,720 |
Around Enceinte de Châteauneuf
Nearby, 167 places within 15 km include 3 attractions, 3 museums and a church.
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours800 m east, in Tours2
ChurchBasilique Saint-Martin de Tours100 m west, in Tours3
AttractionChâteau de Tours900 m northeast, in Tours4
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Tours900 m east, in Tours5ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Plessis-lès-Tours2.1 km southwest, in La Riche6AttractionAttractionChâteau de Villandry14 km southwest, in Villandry7
MuseumHôtel Goüin300 m north, in Tours8
MuseumPrieuré de Saint-Cosme2.5 km west, in La RicheWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
A visit to Enceinte de Châteauneuf: questions
Where is Enceinte de Châteauneuf?
Enceinte de Châteauneuf is in Tours, in Indre-et-Loire (Centre-Val de Loire).
What is Enceinte de Châteauneuf?
French fortification.
Is Enceinte de Châteauneuf a historic monument?
Yes: Classé historic monument (in part), since 1940, Mérimée record PA00098159.
How well known is Enceinte de Châteauneuf?
Enceinte de Châteauneuf 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 de Châteauneuf?
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 de Châteauneuf?
Within 15 km: Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours (800 m), Basilique Saint-Martin de Tours (100 m), Château de Tours (900 m) and Musée des Beaux-Arts 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
- Château de Tours: Eusebius, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours: Casper Moller, CC BY 2.0, 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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