Archaeological site · Merle-Leignec · Loire

Four à Poix

You can find Four à Poix, an archaeological site, in Merle-Leignec. Another 3 places to visit lie within 5 km. The first to add nearby is Château de Chalencon, at 9.5 km.

Where

In Merle-Leignec

inside the commune

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–25°C

In brief

Archaeological site in Merle-Leignec

In Merle-Leignec

Four à Poix is in the commune of Merle-Leignec, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

Choosing a month

The warmest afternoons in Merle-Leignec run May to September, at 18–25°C.

Jan6° / -1°56 mm

Feb7° / -1°45 mm

Mar11° / 1°49 mm

Apr14° / 4°68 mm

May18° / 7°93 mm

Jun23° / 11°77 mm

Jul25° / 13°82 mm

Aug25° / 13°77 mm

Sep20° / 9°79 mm

Oct15° / 7°85 mm

Nov9° / 2°84 mm

Dec7° / 0°58 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Merle-Leignec, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the St-Bonnet-Le-Chateau_Sapc station, 7.6 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Merle-Leignec’s full climate →

About

Four à Poix

Archaeological site.

Four à Poix is in Merle-Leignec, Loire.

Type: Archaeological site
Commune: Merle-Leignec, Loire

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

Plan your visit

When it is open

HoursOpen all day, every day

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Four à Poix and what surrounds it

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Four à Poix is the orange one.

Towns near it

Towns around Four à Poix, by distance

Among the 8, Monistrol-sur-Loire is the biggest, home to 8,823 people. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.

1 · It’s in this commune

Merle-Leignec

324 people

2 · 10 km southeast of it

Bas-en-Basset

4,638 people

3 · 14 km southeast of it

Beauzac

2,954 people

4 · 14 km southeast of it

Monistrol-sur-Loire

8,823 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Four à Poix is	People
Merle-Leignec	It’s in this commune	324
Bas-en-Basset	10 km southeast of it	4,638
Beauzac	14 km southeast of it	2,954
Monistrol-sur-Loire	14 km southeast of it	8,823
Aurec-sur-Loire	15 km east of it	6,164
Retournac	17 km south of it	3,007
Saint-Maurice-de-Lignon	18 km southeast of it	2,688
Saint-Marcellin-en-Forez	18 km northeast of it	5,116

Make a day of it

Also near Four à Poix

Choose from 33 places within 15 km, such as 6 châteaux, a museum and an attraction.

1ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Chalencon9.5 km south, in Saint-André-de-Chalencon 2ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Valprivas6.3 km south, in Valprivas 3MuseumMuseumÉcomusée des monts du Forez6.6 km northwest, in Usson-en-Forez 4ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Viverols13 km northwest, in Viverols 5

ChâteauChâteau de Rochebaron8.4 km southeast, in Bas-en-Basset 6

ChâteauChâteau des Évêques-du-Puy14 km southeast, in Monistrol-sur-Loire 7ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bostfranchet15 km northwest, in Saillant 8AttractionAttractionPont du Diable9.5 km south, in Saint-André-de-Chalencon

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

Before visiting Four à Poix

Where is Four à Poix?

Four à Poix is in Merle-Leignec, in Loire (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes).

What is Four à Poix?

Archaeological site.

When is the best time to visit Four à Poix?

May to September are the warmest months in Merle-Leignec, with afternoon highs of 18–25°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Four à Poix?

Within 15 km: Château de Chalencon (9.5 km), Château de Valprivas (6.3 km), Écomusée des monts du Forez (6.6 km) and Château de Viverols (13 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 de Rochebaron: Torsade de Pointes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Château des Évêques-du-Puy: Torsade de Pointes, Public domain, 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.