Château · Vachères · Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Le Castelas

Le Castelas is a château you can visit in Vachères. Add any of 2 more places within 5 km to a visit. Our list goes on with Pont roman de Mane, 9.5 km away.

Where

In Vachères

inside the commune

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 19–27°C

In brief

Château in Vachères

In Vachères

Le Castelas is in the commune of Vachères, with 2 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

Seasons in Vachères

In Vachères, May to September bring the warmest days: highs of 19–27°C.

Jan8° / -3°91 mm

Feb9° / -3°60 mm

Mar12° / -1°64 mm

Apr15° / 2°89 mm

May19° / 6°80 mm

Jun24° / 9°54 mm

Jul27° / 11°33 mm

Aug27° / 11°51 mm

Sep21° / 8°107 mm

Oct17° / 5°132 mm

Nov11° / 1°158 mm

Dec8° / -2°98 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Vachères, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the St Christol station, 17 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Vachères’ full climate →

About

Le Castelas

Château.

Le Castelas is in Vachères, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.

Type: Château
Commune: Vachères, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

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

The map

Le Castelas at a glance

On this map, Le Castelas is orange and its neighbours are numbered.

Towns near it

Towns close to Le Castelas

With 22,718 people, Manosque is the largest of the 8. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.

1 · It’s in this commune

Vachères

332 people

2 · 12 km east of it

Forcalquier

5,222 people

3 · 16 km southeast of it

Pierrevert

3,945 people

4 · 16 km southeast of it

Manosque

22,718 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Le Castelas is	People
Vachères	It’s in this commune	332
Forcalquier	12 km east of it	5,222
Pierrevert	16 km southeast of it	3,945
Manosque	16 km southeast of it	22,718
Volx	17 km east of it	3,243
Villeneuve	19 km east of it	4,360
Sainte-Tulle	19 km southeast of it	3,558
Apt	20 km west of it	10,143

Make a day of it

Make a day of it near Le Castelas

Of the 49 within 15 km, look for 3 attractions, 2 châteaux and a cathedral.

1AttractionAttractionPont roman de Mane9.5 km east, in Mane 2CathedralCathedralConcathédrale Notre-Dame-du-Bourguet de Forcalquier12 km east, in Forcalquier 3MuseumMuseumMusée de Salagon9.7 km east, in Mane 4AttractionAttractionColorado provençal12 km west, in Rustrel 5Monastery or conventMonastery or conventChartreuse de Reillanne6.1 km south, in Reillanne 6ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Sauvan9.9 km east, in Mane 7ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Simiane-la-Rotonde8.2 km northwest, in Simiane-la-Rotonde 8AttractionAttractionTour de Porchères8.5 km east, in Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire

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

Questions people have about Le Castelas

Where is Le Castelas?

Le Castelas is in Vachères, in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur).

What is Le Castelas?

Château.

When is the best time to visit Le Castelas?

May to September are the warmest months in Vachères, with afternoon highs of 19–27°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Le Castelas?

Within 15 km: Pont roman de Mane (9.5 km), Concathédrale Notre-Dame-du-Bourguet de Forcalquier (12 km), Musée de Salagon (9.7 km) and Colorado provençal (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).

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.