Fort de Barry
Fort de Barry, a château, stands in Bollène. Within 5 km there are 9 more places to visit. It was listed in 1927 as a registered historic monument (inscrit).
Château in Bollène
In Bollène
Fort de Barry is in the commune of Bollène, with 9 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
Protected as a historic monument since 1927 (Mérimée record PA00081973). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Weather through the year
The warmest stretch in Bollène is April to October, at 19–30°C in the afternoon.
Fort de Barry
Wikipedia covers it in 2 languages. Around it, Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux (3.5 km) comes first on our list.
- Type
- Château
- Protection
- Registered historic monument (inscrit) · 1927
- Covered in
- 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Bollène, Vaucluse
Mapping Fort de Barry
Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Fort de Barry is the orange one.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Bollène. · commune boundary: IGN
Towns close to Fort de Barry
Bollène tops the 8 for size, at 14,024 people. The commune it is in, then the towns of 2,500+ within 25 km.
- 1Bollène
- 2Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux
- 3Lapalud
- 4Pierrelatte
- 5Mondragon
- 6Bourg-Saint-Andéol
- 7Pont-Saint-Esprit
- 8Mornas
Bollène
Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux
Lapalud
Pierrelatte
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Fort de Barry is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Bollène | It’s in this commune | 14,024 |
| Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux | 3.3 km north of it | 8,981 |
| Lapalud | 5.6 km west of it | 3,853 |
| Pierrelatte | 7.6 km northwest of it | 13,756 |
| Mondragon | 9.4 km south of it | 3,833 |
| Bourg-Saint-Andéol | 11 km northwest of it | 7,661 |
| Pont-Saint-Esprit | 12 km southwest of it | 10,958 |
| Mornas | 13 km south of it | 2,569 |
Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.
More to see nearby
Our list has 49 more within 15 km, among them 4 attractions, 2 monasteries and a zoo.
ZooLa Ferme aux crocodiles5.9 km northwest, in Pierrelatte5Monastery or conventMonastery or conventPrieuré du Val des Nymphes8.5 km north, in La Garde-Adhémar6ChurchChurchChapelle du Saint-Sépulcre de Saint-Restitut3.2 km northeast, in Saint-Restitut7Monastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des Ursulines de Bollène4.3 km south, in Bollène8
AttractionForteresse de Mornas13 km south, in MornasWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Your questions on Fort de Barry
Where is Fort de Barry?
Fort de Barry is in Bollène, in Vaucluse (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur).
What is Fort de Barry?
Château.
Is Fort de Barry a historic monument?
Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit), since 1927, Mérimée record PA00081973.
How well known is Fort de Barry?
Fort de Barry 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 de Barry?
April to October are the warmest months in Bollène, with afternoon highs of 19–30°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Fort de Barry?
Within 15 km: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux (3.5 km), Village troglodytique de Barry (200 m), Château de Suze-la-Rousse (7.2 km) and La Ferme aux crocodiles (5.9 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)
- La Ferme aux crocodiles: davric, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Forteresse de Mornas: jean-louis Zimmermann, CC BY 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.