Château · Tendu · Indre

Maison forte de Varennes

You can find Maison forte de Varennes, a château, in Tendu. The surrounding 5 km hold 9 more places to visit. Around it, Argentomagus (8.5 km) comes first on our list.

Where

In Tendu

inside the commune

Warmest months

May–Oct

highs of 18–27°C

In brief

Château in Tendu

In Tendu

Maison forte de Varennes is in the commune of Tendu, with 9 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

Warm months and wet ones

From May to October, Tendu sees highs of 18–27°C.

Jan8° / 2°71 mm

Feb9° / 1°58 mm

Mar13° / 4°59 mm

Apr16° / 5°71 mm

May20° / 9°76 mm

Jun24° / 13°57 mm

Jul27° / 14°61 mm

Aug27° / 14°56 mm

Sep23° / 11°64 mm

Oct18° / 9°83 mm

Nov12° / 5°78 mm

Dec8° / 2°82 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Tendu, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Chateauroux station, 18 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Tendu’s full climate →

About

Maison forte de Varennes

Château.

Maison forte de Varennes is in Tendu, Indre.

Type: Château
Commune: Tendu, Indre

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

The map

Maison forte de Varennes and what surrounds it

Numbered points are the places near Maison forte de Varennes, which is in orange.

Towns near it

Nearby towns

Châteauroux is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (42,963 people). Each town here links to its own guide.

1 · It’s in this commune

Tendu

650 people

2 · 9.5 km southwest of it

Argenton-sur-Creuse

4,786 people

3 · 16 km northeast of it

Le Poinçonnet

5,855 people

4 · 19 km north of it

Saint-Maur

3,537 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Maison forte de Varennes is	People
Tendu	It’s in this commune	650
Argenton-sur-Creuse	9.5 km southwest of it	4,786
Le Poinçonnet	16 km northeast of it	5,855
Saint-Maur	19 km north of it	3,537
Châteauroux	19 km north of it	42,963
Ardentes	20 km northeast of it	3,715
Déols	22 km north of it	7,600
Villedieu-sur-Indre	23 km north of it	2,583

Make a day of it

Also within reach

The 58 places within 15 km include 5 châteaux, a fort and a museum.

1FortFortArgentomagus8.5 km southwest, in Saint-Marcel 2ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Mazières2.3 km southwest, in Tendu 3ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Chabenet8.4 km west, in Le Pont-Chrétien-Chabenet 4

MuseumMusée de la chemiserie et de l'élégance masculine9.2 km southwest, in Argenton-sur-Creuse 5ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Prunget3.1 km southwest, in Tendu 6AbbeyAbbeyPrieuré de Saint-Marin9.7 km southwest, in Saint-Marcel 7ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Gargilesse-Dampierre15 km south, in Gargilesse-Dampierre 8ChâteauChâteauChâteau de La Prune-au-Pot15 km south, in Ceaulmont

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

What people ask about Maison forte de Varennes

Where is Maison forte de Varennes?

Maison forte de Varennes is in Tendu, in Indre (Centre-Val de Loire).

What is Maison forte de Varennes?

Château.

When is the best time to visit Maison forte de Varennes?

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

What else is there to see near Maison forte de Varennes?

Within 15 km: Argentomagus (8.5 km), Château de Mazières (2.3 km), Château de Chabenet (8.4 km) and Musée de la chemiserie et de l'élégance masculine (9.2 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 (1)

Musée de la chemiserie et de l'élégance masculine: Eunostos, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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.