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Château · Allègre · Haute-Loire

La Potence

La Potence is a château in Allègre. Around it, within 5 km, are 3 more places on our list. Worth the trip, Château d'Allègre is 100 m off.

Where
In Allègre
inside the commune
Warmest months
Jun–Sep
highs of 19–24°C
In brief

Château in Allègre

In Allègre

La Potence is in the commune of Allègre, 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

Weather through the year

June to September are the warmest in Allègre, with afternoon highs of 19–24°C.

Jan5° / -3°58 mm
Feb6° / -3°46 mm
Mar10° / -1°48 mm
Apr13° / 1°74 mm
May17° / 5°98 mm
Jun21° / 8°89 mm
Jul24° / 10°85 mm
Aug24° / 10°86 mm
Sep19° / 7°86 mm
Oct14° / 4°88 mm
Nov8° / 0°90 mm
Dec5° / -2°61 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Allègre, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Allegre station, 1 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Allègre’s full climate →
About

La Potence

La Potence is in Allègre, Haute-Loire.

Type
Château
Commune
Allègre, Haute-Loire
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
The map

Where La Potence is

Numbered points are the places near La Potence, which is in orange.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Allègre. · commune boundary: IGN

Towns near it

Towns around La Potence, by distance

Among the 8, Le Puy-en-Velay is the biggest, home to 18,540 people. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.

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  1. 1Allègre
  2. 2Polignac
  3. 3Langeac
  4. 4Espaly-Saint-Marcel
  5. 5Chadrac
  6. 6Le Puy-en-Velay
  7. 7Vals-près-le-Puy
  8. 8Brives-Charensac
1 · It’s in this commune

Allègre

922 people

2 · 19 km southeast of it

Polignac

2,819 people

3 · 21 km southwest of it

Langeac

3,499 people

4 · 21 km southeast of it

Espaly-Saint-Marcel

3,585 people

Compare the 8 towns
TownWhere La Potence isPeople
AllègreIt’s in this commune922
Polignac19 km southeast of it2,819
Langeac21 km southwest of it3,499
Espaly-Saint-Marcel21 km southeast of it3,585
Chadrac21 km southeast of it2,542
Le Puy-en-Velay23 km southeast of it18,540
Vals-près-le-Puy23 km southeast of it3,395
Brives-Charensac24 km southeast of it4,244
Make a day of it

Also near La Potence

A visit can add 6 châteaux, an abbey and an attraction, from 29 places within 15 km.

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

Quick answers on La Potence

Where is La Potence?

La Potence is in Allègre, in Haute-Loire (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes).

What is La Potence?

Château.

When is the best time to visit La Potence?

June to September are the warmest months in Allègre, with afternoon highs of 19–24°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near La Potence?

Within 15 km: Château d'Allègre (100 m), Château de Chavaniac (12 km), Abbaye Royale de la Chaise-Dieu (13 km) and Château de la Rochelambert (11 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).

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.