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Château · Colombier-le-Vieux · Ardèche

Maison forte du Ruissas

Maison forte du Ruissas is a house in Colombier-le-Vieux. Since 1996 it has been a registered historic monument (inscrit, in part). A short trip away is Château de Tournon, 11 km off, the first of 64 within 15 km.

Where
In Colombier-le-Vieux
inside the commune
Historic monument
1996
Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part)
How well known
Top 15%
#5,252 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
May–Sep
highs of 20–27°C
In brief

Château in Colombier-le-Vieux

In Colombier-le-Vieux

Maison forte du Ruissas is in the commune of Colombier-le-Vieux, with 9 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part)

Protected as a historic monument since 1996; built in the 16th and 17th centuries (Mérimée record PA07000001). About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

The climate through the year

Afternoons in Colombier-le-Vieux peak at 20–27°C, May to September.

Jan7° / 1°56 mm
Feb8° / 1°39 mm
Mar12° / 4°45 mm
Apr16° / 7°69 mm
May20° / 10°89 mm
Jun24° / 14°61 mm
Jul27° / 16°67 mm
Aug26° / 16°63 mm
Sep22° / 12°79 mm
Oct17° / 9°116 mm
Nov10° / 4°125 mm
Dec7° / 1°61 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Colombier-le-Vieux, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Preaux Sa station, 9.1 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Colombier-le-Vieux’s full climate →
About

Maison forte du Ruissas

Type
Château
Protection
Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part) · 1996
Built
16th and 17th centuries
Covered in
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
Colombier-le-Vieux, Ardèche
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
The map

Where it sits

Numbered points are the places near Maison forte du Ruissas, which is in orange.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Colombier-le-Vieux. · commune boundary: IGN

Towns near it

Staying near Maison forte du Ruissas

Home to 11,279 people, Tournon-sur-Rhône is the largest of these 8. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.

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  1. 1Colombier-le-Vieux
  2. 2Tournon-sur-Rhône
  3. 3Tain-l'Hermitage
  4. 4La Roche-de-Glun
  5. 5Pont-de-l'Isère
  6. 6Mercurol-Veaunes
  7. 7Saint-Péray
  8. 8Saint-Vallier
1 · It’s in this commune

Colombier-le-Vieux

690 people

2 · 11 km east of it

Tournon-sur-Rhône

11,279 people

3 · 13 km east of it

Tain-l'Hermitage

5,915 people

4 · 13 km east of it

La Roche-de-Glun

3,569 people

Compare the 8 towns
TownWhere Maison forte du Ruissas isPeople
Colombier-le-VieuxIt’s in this commune690
Tournon-sur-Rhône11 km east of it11,279
Tain-l'Hermitage13 km east of it5,915
La Roche-de-Glun13 km east of it3,569
Pont-de-l'Isère15 km east of it3,681
Mercurol-Veaunes16 km east of it2,816
Saint-Péray17 km southeast of it7,580
Saint-Vallier18 km northeast of it4,027
Make a day of it

Around Maison forte du Ruissas

Of the 64 within 15 km, look for 4 châteaux, 3 attractions and a museum.

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

Asked about Maison forte du Ruissas

Where is Maison forte du Ruissas?

Maison forte du Ruissas is in Colombier-le-Vieux, in Ardèche (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes).

What is Maison forte du Ruissas?

House in Colombier-le-Vieux, France.

Is Maison forte du Ruissas a historic monument?

Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part), since 1996, Mérimée record PA07000001.

How well known is Maison forte du Ruissas?

Maison forte du Ruissas has 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #5,252 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Maison forte du Ruissas?

May to September are the warmest months in Colombier-le-Vieux, with afternoon highs of 20–27°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Maison forte du Ruissas?

Within 15 km: Château de Tournon (11 km), Maison du bailli de Boucieu-le-Roi (1.6 km), Pont du Roi (1.8 km) and Château de Colombier-le-Vieux (1.7 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)

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.