Château · Virignin · Ain

Fort-les-Bancs

In Virignin, Fort-les-Bancs is a château. Around it, within 5 km, are 9 more places on our list. First among the places near it is Abbaye royale d’Hautecombe, at 10 km.

Where

In Virignin

inside the commune

How well known

Top 15%

#5,252 of 37,318 French places we list

Warmest months

Apr–Oct

highs of 17–28°C

In brief

Château in Virignin

In Virignin

Fort-les-Bancs is in the commune of Virignin, with 9 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

Weather by the month

For warmth, aim for April to October (17–28°C highs in Virignin).

Jan6° / -1°103 mm

Feb9° / 0°79 mm

Mar13° / 3°93 mm

Apr17° / 6°88 mm

May21° / 10°101 mm

Jun25° / 14°95 mm

Jul28° / 15°92 mm

Aug27° / 15°98 mm

Sep22° / 11°104 mm

Oct17° / 8°113 mm

Nov11° / 3°115 mm

Dec7° / 0°124 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Virignin, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Chambery-Aix station, 16 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Virignin’s full climate →

About

Fort-les-Bancs

It has articles in 2 Wikipedias.

Fort-les-Bancs on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Type: Château
Covered in: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune: Virignin, Ain

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

The map

Fort-les-Bancs at a glance

The map puts Fort-les-Bancs in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.

Towns near it

Which town is nearest

The biggest base of the 8 is Aix-les-Bains (32,406 people). The commune it is in, then the towns of 2,500+ within 25 km.

1 · It’s in this commune

Virignin

1,144 people

2 · 3.4 km southeast of it

Yenne

3,026 people

3 · 5.5 km northwest of it

Belley

9,388 people

4 · 13 km southeast of it

Le Bourget-du-Lac

5,216 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Fort-les-Bancs is	People
Virignin	It’s in this commune	1,144
Yenne	3.4 km southeast of it	3,026
Belley	5.5 km northwest of it	9,388
Le Bourget-du-Lac	13 km southeast of it	5,216
Saint-Genix-les-Villages	14 km southwest of it	3,095
Tresserve	14 km east of it	2,909
Aix-les-Bains	15 km east of it	32,406
Les Avenières Veyrins-Thuellin	16 km southwest of it	7,698

Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.

Make a day of it

While you are near Fort-les-Bancs

There are 80 within 15 km, 3 châteaux, 2 attractions and a cathedral among them.

1AttractionAttractionAbbaye royale d’Hautecombe10 km northeast, in Saint-Pierre-de-Curtille 2CathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Jean de Belley5.6 km northwest, in Belley 3AttractionAttractionCascade de Glandieu10 km southwest, in Brégnier-Cordon 4Monastery or conventMonastery or conventChartreuse de Pierre-Châtel400 m south, in Virignin 5ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Dragonnière3 km southeast, in Yenne 6ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Barre12 km southwest, in Brégnier-Cordon 7FortFortMaison forte de Cummugnin4.1 km southeast, in Yenne 8ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Cordon13 km southwest, in Brégnier-Cordon

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

Visiting Fort-les-Bancs: the answers

Where is Fort-les-Bancs?

Fort-les-Bancs is in Virignin, in Ain (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes).

What is Fort-les-Bancs?

Château.

How well known is Fort-les-Bancs?

Fort-les-Bancs 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-les-Bancs?

April to October are the warmest months in Virignin, with afternoon highs of 17–28°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Fort-les-Bancs?

Within 15 km: Abbaye royale d’Hautecombe (10 km), Cathédrale Saint-Jean de Belley (5.6 km), Cascade de Glandieu (10 km) and Chartreuse de Pierre-Châtel (400 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).

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.