Museum · Puycapel · Cantal

Maison de la Châtaigne

Puycapel counts Maison de la Châtaigne, a museum, among its places to visit. Another 3 places to visit lie within 5 km. Top of the list nearby is Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques, 11 km away.

Where

In Puycapel

inside the commune

Warmest months

May–Oct

highs of 18–27°C

In brief

Museum in Puycapel

In Puycapel

Maison de la Châtaigne is in the commune of Puycapel, 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

A month-by-month guide

The warmest stretch in Puycapel is May to October, at 18–27°C in the afternoon.

Jan8° / 1°103 mm

Feb10° / 1°80 mm

Mar14° / 4°81 mm

Apr16° / 6°106 mm

May20° / 9°108 mm

Jun24° / 12°80 mm

Jul27° / 14°65 mm

Aug27° / 14°79 mm

Sep23° / 11°100 mm

Oct18° / 9°97 mm

Nov12° / 5°122 mm

Dec9° / 2°116 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Puycapel, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Senezergues station, 7.1 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Puycapel’s full climate →

About

Maison de la Châtaigne

Museum.

Maison de la Châtaigne is in Puycapel, Cantal.

Type: Museum
Commune: Puycapel, Cantal
Official site: maisondelachataigne.com

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

The map

Around Maison de la Châtaigne, mapped

The map puts Maison de la Châtaigne in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.

Towns near it

The nearest towns

Decazeville tops the 5 for size, at 5,020 people. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.

1 · It’s in this commune

Puycapel

717 people

2 · 15 km southwest of it

Decazeville

5,020 people

3 · 18 km south of it

Aubin

3,444 people

4 · 24 km southwest of it

Capdenac-Gare

4,440 people

Compare the 5 towns

Town	Where Maison de la Châtaigne is	People
Puycapel	It’s in this commune	717
Decazeville	15 km southwest of it	5,020
Aubin	18 km south of it	3,444
Capdenac-Gare	24 km southwest of it	4,440
Ytrac	25 km north of it	4,339

Make a day of it

Close to Maison de la Châtaigne

Our list has 32 more within 15 km, among them 5 châteaux, 2 abbeys and a monastery.

1Monastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques11 km southeast, in Conques-en-Rouergue 2ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Vieillevie8.6 km southeast, in Vieillevie 3ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Lamothe2.5 km northeast, in Puycapel 4ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Pagax13 km south, in Flagnac 5AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Montsalvy14 km east, in Montsalvy 6ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Selves5.1 km south, in Conques-en-Rouergue 7AbbeyAbbeyPrieuré de Notre-Dame-du-Pont9.1 km northwest, in Leynhac 8ChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Entraigues9.5 km northwest, in Boisset

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

Your questions on Maison de la Châtaigne

Where is Maison de la Châtaigne?

Maison de la Châtaigne is in Puycapel, in Cantal (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes).

What is Maison de la Châtaigne?

Museum.

When is the best time to visit Maison de la Châtaigne?

May to October are the warmest months in Puycapel, with afternoon highs of 18–27°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Maison de la Châtaigne?

Within 15 km: Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques (11 km), Château de Vieillevie (8.6 km), Château de Lamothe (2.5 km) and Château de Pagax (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).

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.