Fort Barraux
You can find Fort Barraux, a château, in Barraux. Our list has 15 more places within 5 km. It has been a classé historic monument since 1990.
Château in Barraux
In Barraux
Fort Barraux is in the commune of Barraux, with 15 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Classé historic monument
Protected as a historic monument since 1990; built in the 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th centuries (Mérimée record PA00117119). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Choosing a month
Afternoons in Barraux peak at 18–28°C, April to September.
Fort Barraux
Articles on it exist in 2 languages. For a second stop, Château Bayard is 2.8 km away.
- Type
- Château
- Protection
- Classé historic monument · 1990
- Built
- 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th centuries
- Covered in
- 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Barraux, Isère
- Official site
- fort-barraux.fr
Where to find Fort Barraux
Fort Barraux is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Barraux. · commune boundary: IGN
Towns near Fort Barraux
Pontcharra tops the 8 for size, at 7,350 people. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.
Barraux
Pontcharra
Chapareillan
Porte-de-Savoie
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Fort Barraux is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Barraux | It’s in this commune | 2,016 |
| Pontcharra | 2.4 km east of it | 7,350 |
| Chapareillan | 3.5 km north of it | 3,065 |
| Porte-de-Savoie | 7.1 km north of it | 3,974 |
| Allevard | 8.2 km southeast of it | 3,971 |
| Crêts en Belledonne | 8.4 km southeast of it | 3,470 |
| Le Touvet | 9.2 km south of it | 3,116 |
| Montmélian | 9.2 km northeast of it | 4,024 |
More to see nearby
Also close at hand are 5 châteaux, a museum and an attraction, among 68 within 15 km.
ChâteauChâteau du Touvet8.6 km south, in Le Touvet3ChâteauChâteauChâteau du Fayet2.3 km southwest, in Barraux4
MuseumLes Charmettes14 km north, in Chambéry5AttractionAttractionTour Isabelle9.8 km southwest, in Plateau-des-Petites-Roches6ChâteauChâteauTour d'Avalon3.5 km east, in Saint-Maximin7FortFortChâteau des Marches7 km north, in Porte-de-Savoie8ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Carron8.1 km northeast, in Porte-de-SavoieWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Good to know about Fort Barraux
Where is Fort Barraux?
Fort Barraux is in Barraux, in Isère (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes).
What is Fort Barraux?
Château.
Is Fort Barraux a historic monument?
Yes: Classé historic monument, since 1990, Mérimée record PA00117119.
How well known is Fort Barraux?
Fort Barraux 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 Fort Barraux?
April to September are the warmest months in Barraux, with afternoon highs of 18–28°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Fort Barraux?
Within 15 km: Château Bayard (2.8 km), Château du Touvet (8.6 km), Château du Fayet (2.3 km) and Les Charmettes (14 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 du Touvet: Patrice78500, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Les Charmettes: Chris Bertram, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.