La ruche
Tours counts La ruche, an attraction, among its places to visit. Another 78 places to visit lie within 5 km. Close by, Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours is 3.6 km away.
Attraction in Tours
In Tours
La ruche is in the commune of Tours, with 78 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
A month-by-month guide
For warmth, aim for May to October (17–26°C highs in Tours).
La ruche
Attraction.
La ruche is in Tours, Indre-et-Loire.
- Type
- Attraction
- Commune
- Tours, Indre-et-Loire
Its place on the map
The places near La ruche are numbered on the map in the order below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Tours. · commune boundary: IGN
Where people come from
With 139,259 people, Tours is the largest of the 8. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.
- 1Tours
- 2Joué-lès-Tours
- 3La Riche
- 4Chambray-lès-Tours
- 5Saint-Avertin
- 6Saint-Pierre-des-Corps
- 7Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire
- 8Ballan-Miré
Tours
Joué-lès-Tours
La Riche
Chambray-lès-Tours
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where La ruche is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Tours | It’s in this commune | 139,259 |
| Joué-lès-Tours | 2.2 km south of it | 38,423 |
| La Riche | 2.6 km northwest of it | 10,487 |
| Chambray-lès-Tours | 3.7 km southeast of it | 12,720 |
| Saint-Avertin | 4.6 km east of it | 14,999 |
| Saint-Pierre-des-Corps | 4.8 km northeast of it | 15,898 |
| Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire | 5 km north of it | 17,029 |
| Ballan-Miré | 5.2 km southwest of it | 8,477 |
Places to add to La ruche
Choose from 164 places within 15 km, such as 3 attractions, 2 châteaux and 2 museums.
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours3.6 km northeast, in Tours2ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Plessis-lès-Tours2 km northwest, in La Riche3
ChurchBasilique Saint-Martin de Tours3 km north, in Tours4AttractionAttractionChâteau de Villandry12 km west, in Villandry5
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Tours3.6 km northeast, in Tours6
AttractionChâteau de Tours3.8 km northeast, in Tours7
ChâteauChâteau de Candé7.7 km south, in Monts8
MuseumPrieuré de Saint-Cosme3 km northwest, in La RicheWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions about La ruche
Where is La ruche?
La ruche is in Tours, in Indre-et-Loire (Centre-Val de Loire).
What is La ruche?
Attraction.
When is the best time to visit La ruche?
May to October are the warmest months in Tours, with afternoon highs of 17–26°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near La ruche?
Within 15 km: Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours (3.6 km), Château de Plessis-lès-Tours (2 km), Basilique Saint-Martin de Tours (3 km) and Château de Villandry (12 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 (6)
- Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours: Miralolotte23, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Basilique Saint-Martin de Tours: Parsifall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours: Casper Moller, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Tours: Eusebius, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Candé: Gilbert Bochenek, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Prieuré de Saint-Cosme: Duch.seb, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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