La Roche-aux-Fées
La Roche-aux-Fées is a gallery grave in Essé. It was listed in 1840 as a classé historic monument. There are 22 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Château de Marcillé-Robert (3.3 km).
Museum in Essé
One of the best-known places to visit in France
#385 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (15 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓
In Essé
La Roche-aux-Fées is in the commune of Essé, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Classé historic monument
Protected as a historic monument since 1840 (Mérimée record PA00090553). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
The weather, month by month
From May to October, Essé sees highs of 18–25°C.
La Roche-aux-Fées
Wikipedia covers it in 15 languages.
- Type
- Museum
- Protection
- Classé historic monument · 1840
- Covered in
- 15 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Essé, Ille-et-Vilaine
Practical information
Where it sits
Orange marks La Roche-aux-Fées, and the numbered points match the list of places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Essé. · commune boundary: IGN
Towns that list La Roche-aux-Fées
Among the 8, Janzé is the biggest, home to 8,649 people. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.
Essé
Retiers
Janzé
Piré-Chancé
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where La Roche-aux-Fées is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Essé | It’s in this commune | 1,028 |
| Retiers | 3.7 km southeast of it | 4,566 |
| Janzé | 7.7 km west of it | 8,649 |
| Piré-Chancé | 8.7 km north of it | 3,224 |
| Bais | 11 km northeast of it | 2,539 |
| La Guerche-de-Bretagne | 13 km east of it | 4,554 |
| Martigné-Ferchaud | 13 km southeast of it | 2,688 |
| Corps-Nuds | 14 km west of it | 3,567 |
Also within reach
Within 15 km you can add 5 châteaux, an abbey and an attraction.
Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Before visiting La Roche-aux-Fées
Where is La Roche-aux-Fées?
La Roche-aux-Fées is in Essé, in Ille-et-Vilaine (Brittany).
What is La Roche-aux-Fées?
Gallery grave in Essé, France.
Is La Roche-aux-Fées a historic monument?
Yes: Classé historic monument, since 1840, Mérimée record PA00090553.
How well known is La Roche-aux-Fées?
La Roche-aux-Fées has 15 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #385 of the 37,318 French places we list.
When is the best time to visit La Roche-aux-Fées?
May to October are the warmest months in Essé, with afternoon highs of 18–25°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near La Roche-aux-Fées?
Within 15 km: Château de Marcillé-Robert (3.3 km), Château du Plessix (9.6 km), Château du Châtellier (15 km) and Château de Monbouan (10 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.