Château · Niort · Deux-Sèvres

Fort Foucault

Visitors to Niort can see Fort Foucault, a château. Around it, within 5 km, are 8 more places on our list. The first to add nearby is Donjon de Niort, at 100 m.

Where

In Niort

inside the commune

Warmest months

May–Oct

highs of 18–26°C

In brief

Château in Niort

In Niort

Fort Foucault is in the commune of Niort, with 8 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

The year in Niort

Warmest in Niort are May to October, at 18–26°C.

Jan9° / 3°82 mm

Feb10° / 2°64 mm

Mar14° / 4°63 mm

Apr17° / 6°67 mm

May20° / 10°67 mm

Jun24° / 13°59 mm

Jul26° / 15°52 mm

Aug26° / 14°53 mm

Sep23° / 12°62 mm

Oct18° / 10°88 mm

Nov13° / 6°92 mm

Dec10° / 3°97 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Niort, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Niort station, 4.9 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Niort’s full climate →

About

Fort Foucault

Château.

Fort Foucault is in Niort, Deux-Sèvres.

Type: Château
Commune: Niort, Deux-Sèvres

Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

The map

Finding Fort Foucault

Orange shows Fort Foucault; numbers mark the places near it.

Towns near it

Bases for a visit

Among the 8, Niort is the biggest, home to 59,854 people. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

1 · It’s in this commune

Niort

59,854 people

2 · 5.2 km southeast of it

Aiffres

5,419 people

3 · 6.5 km west of it

Magné

2,728 people

4 · 7.3 km northeast of it

Chauray

7,221 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Fort Foucault is	People
Niort	It’s in this commune	59,854
Aiffres	5.2 km southeast of it	5,419
Magné	6.5 km west of it	2,728
Chauray	7.3 km northeast of it	7,221
Échiré	8.2 km northeast of it	3,549
Vouillé	8.4 km east of it	3,566
Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan	10 km southwest of it	2,967
Benet	11 km northwest of it	4,089

Make a day of it

Also within reach

Choose from 35 places within 15 km, such as 6 châteaux and 2 museums.

ChâteauDonjon de Niort100 m southeast, in Niort 2

MuseumMusée Bernard-d'Agesci1.1 km southeast, in Niort 3ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Mursay5.6 km north, in Échiré 4

ChâteauChâteau du Coudray-Salbart9.5 km north, in Échiré 5ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Cherveux13 km northeast, in Cherveux 6MuseumMuseumMaison du marais poitevin9.3 km west, in Coulon 7ChâteauChâteauChâteau de La Taillée8.7 km northeast, in Échiré 8ChâteauChâteauMairie de Villiers-en-Plaine11 km northwest, in Villiers-en-Plaine

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Questions before you go

Where is Fort Foucault?

Fort Foucault is in Niort, in Deux-Sèvres (Nouvelle-Aquitaine).

What is Fort Foucault?

Château.

When is the best time to visit Fort Foucault?

May to October are the warmest months in Niort, with afternoon highs of 18–26°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Fort Foucault?

Within 15 km: Donjon de Niort (100 m), Musée Bernard-d'Agesci (1.1 km), Château de Mursay (5.6 km) and Château du Coudray-Salbart (9.5 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 (3)

Donjon de Niort: Jfpnt, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée Bernard-d'Agesci: Chatsam, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Château du Coudray-Salbart: Apotheme, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.