Archaeological site · Aumelas · Hérault

Menhir des Chênes

In Aumelas, Menhir des Chênes is an archaeological site. Close by, within 5 km, are 10 more places to see. Add Château d'Aumelas, 2.4 km away, to a visit.

Where

In Aumelas

inside the commune

Warmest months

Apr–Oct

highs of 19–30°C

In brief

Archaeological site in Aumelas

In Aumelas

Menhir des Chênes is in the commune of Aumelas, with 10 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

Month by month

The warmest afternoons in Aumelas run April to October, at 19–30°C.

Jan11° / 1°96 mm

Feb12° / 1°62 mm

Mar16° / 3°79 mm

Apr19° / 6°93 mm

May23° / 10°77 mm

Jun27° / 13°51 mm

Jul30° / 16°30 mm

Aug30° / 15°52 mm

Sep25° / 12°138 mm

Oct20° / 9°161 mm

Nov15° / 5°135 mm

Dec12° / 2°115 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Aumelas, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the St Martin De Londres station, 24 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Aumelas’ full climate →

About

Menhir des Chênes

Archaeological site.

Menhir des Chênes is in Aumelas, Hérault.

Type: Archaeological site
Commune: Aumelas, Hérault
Official site: megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=14062

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

The map

Around Menhir des Chênes, mapped

Menhir des Chênes sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.

Towns near it

Towns near Menhir des Chênes

Home to 7,359 people, Cournonterral is the largest of these 8. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

1 · It’s in this commune

Aumelas

624 people

2 · 7.6 km southeast of it

Cournonsec

3,616 people

3 · 8 km east of it

Cournonterral

7,359 people

4 · 8.8 km south of it

Villeveyrac

3,972 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Menhir des Chênes is	People
Aumelas	It’s in this commune	624
Cournonsec	7.6 km southeast of it	3,616
Cournonterral	8 km east of it	7,359
Villeveyrac	8.8 km south of it	3,972
Montbazin	9.2 km southeast of it	2,877
Montarnaud	9.5 km northeast of it	4,208
Saint-Pargoire	9.8 km southwest of it	2,501
Gignac	10 km northwest of it	6,651

Make a day of it

Nearby, too

A visit can add 3 châteaux, 2 abbeys and an archaeological site, from 59 places within 15 km.

1ChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Aumelas2.4 km northwest, in Aumelas 2AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Royale d'Aniane12 km north, in Aniane 3Archaeological siteArchaeological siteDolmen de Gallardet9.2 km west, in Le Pouget 4MuseumMuseumOppidum d'Altimurium9.6 km east, in Murviel-lès-Montpellier 5ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bélarga12 km west, in Bélarga 6

AbbeyAbbaye de Vignogoul12 km east, in Pignan 7ChâteauChâteauChâteau du Vieux Mujolan12 km east, in Fabrègues 8AttractionAttractionAbbaye Saint-Félix-de-Montceau13 km southeast, in Gigean

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

Your questions on Menhir des Chênes

Where is Menhir des Chênes?

Menhir des Chênes is in Aumelas, in Hérault (Occitanie).

What is Menhir des Chênes?

Archaeological site.

When is the best time to visit Menhir des Chênes?

April to October are the warmest months in Aumelas, with afternoon highs of 19–30°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Menhir des Chênes?

Within 15 km: Château d'Aumelas (2.4 km), Abbaye Royale d'Aniane (12 km), Dolmen de Gallardet (9.2 km) and Oppidum d'Altimurium (9.6 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)

Abbaye de Vignogoul: Fagairolles 34, 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.