Enceinte des Arcis
Enceinte des Arcis is a 11th century urban enclosure in Tours. Add Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours, 200 m away, to a visit; it leads 165 places within 15 km. Articles on it exist in 2 languages.
Fort in Tours
In Tours
Enceinte des Arcis is in the commune of Tours, with 74 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Weather through the year
If warmth matters, go May to October: Tours reaches 17–26°C.
Enceinte des Arcis
11th century urban enclosure in Tours, France.
Enceinte des Arcis is in Tours, Indre-et-Loire.
- Type
- Fort
- Covered in
- 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Tours, Indre-et-Loire
The way to Enceinte des Arcis
Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Enceinte des Arcis is the orange one.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Tours. · commune boundary: IGN
Towns within reach of Enceinte des Arcis
With 139,259 people, Tours is the largest of the 8. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.
- 1Tours
- 2Saint-Pierre-des-Corps
- 3Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire
- 4La Riche
- 5Saint-Avertin
- 6Rochecorbon
- 7La Ville-aux-Dames
- 8Joué-lès-Tours
Tours
Saint-Pierre-des-Corps
Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire
La Riche
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Enceinte des Arcis is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Tours | It’s in this commune | 139,259 |
| Saint-Pierre-des-Corps | 2.4 km east of it | 15,898 |
| Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire | 2.8 km northwest of it | 17,029 |
| La Riche | 2.9 km west of it | 10,487 |
| Saint-Avertin | 5.2 km southeast of it | 14,999 |
| Rochecorbon | 5.3 km northeast of it | 3,219 |
| La Ville-aux-Dames | 5.8 km east of it | 5,606 |
| Joué-lès-Tours | 5.9 km south of it | 38,423 |
Places to add to Enceinte des Arcis
Within 15 km are 165 places, among them 3 attractions, 2 museums and a church.
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours200 m east, in Tours2
ChurchBasilique Saint-Martin de Tours800 m southwest, in Tours3
AttractionChâteau de Tours200 m northeast, in Tours4
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Tours200 m southeast, in Tours5ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Plessis-lès-Tours2.8 km southwest, in La Riche6AttractionAttractionChâteau de Villandry15 km southwest, in Villandry7
MuseumHôtel Goüin600 m west, in Tours8AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Saint-Julien400 m west, in ToursWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions people have about Enceinte des Arcis
Where is Enceinte des Arcis?
Enceinte des Arcis is in Tours, in Indre-et-Loire (Centre-Val de Loire).
What is Enceinte des Arcis?
11th century urban enclosure in Tours, France.
How well known is Enceinte des Arcis?
Enceinte des Arcis 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 Enceinte des Arcis?
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 des Arcis?
Within 15 km: Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours (200 m), Basilique Saint-Martin de Tours (800 m), Château de Tours (200 m) and Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours (200 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 (5)
- 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
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.