Château · Saint-Jean-Saint-Nicolas · Hautes-Alpes

Montorcier

Montorcier is a château you can visit in Saint-Jean-Saint-Nicolas. There are 7 other places to visit inside 5 km. The pick nearby is Château de Saint-Léger, 3.9 km off.

Where

In Saint-Jean-Saint-Nicolas

inside the commune

How well known

Top 32%

#11,883 of 37,318 French places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–25°C

In brief

Château in Saint-Jean-Saint-Nicolas

In Saint-Jean-Saint-Nicolas

Montorcier is in the commune of Saint-Jean-Saint-Nicolas, with 7 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

Aim for May to September, when Saint-Jean-Saint-Nicolas reaches 18–25°C.

Jan1° / -6°111 mm

Feb5° / -6°76 mm

Mar10° / -2°88 mm

Apr14° / 1°95 mm

May18° / 5°103 mm

Jun22° / 9°89 mm

Jul25° / 11°69 mm

Aug25° / 11°80 mm

Sep20° / 8°102 mm

Oct14° / 4°146 mm

Nov6° / -1°151 mm

Dec2° / -4°132 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Saint-Jean-Saint-Nicolas, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Villar Loubiere station, 19 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Saint-Jean-Saint-Nicolas’ full climate →

About

Montorcier

Montorcier is in Saint-Jean-Saint-Nicolas, Hautes-Alpes.

Montorcier on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Type: Château
Commune: Saint-Jean-Saint-Nicolas, Hautes-Alpes

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

The map

Getting to Montorcier

Find Montorcier in orange; each number is a place listed below.

Towns near it

The nearest towns to Montorcier

The most populous of the 5 is Gap, at 41,293. The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · It’s in this commune

Saint-Jean-Saint-Nicolas

1,110 people

2 · 12 km south of it

La Bâtie-Neuve

2,628 people

3 · 15 km south of it

Chorges

3,146 people

4 · 18 km southwest of it

Gap

41,293 people

Compare the 5 towns

Town	Where Montorcier is	People
Saint-Jean-Saint-Nicolas	It’s in this commune	1,110
La Bâtie-Neuve	12 km south of it	2,628
Chorges	15 km south of it	3,146
Gap	18 km southwest of it	41,293
Embrun	24 km southeast of it	6,412

Make a day of it

After Montorcier

Also close at hand are 3 châteaux, 2 attractions and a zoo, among 18 within 15 km.

1ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Léger3.9 km southwest, in Saint-Léger-les-Mélèzes 2ChâteauChâteauManoir de Prégentil400 m southeast, in Saint-Jean-Saint-Nicolas 3ZooZooParc animalier du Creuset7.3 km east, in Orcières 4Water parkWater parkMOUNTAIN Wake Park9.9 km west, in Saint-Julien-en-Champsaur 5MuseumMuseumMaison de la photographie Vivian Maier13 km west, in Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur 6ChâteauChâteauTour de guêt La Bâtie-Vieille14 km south, in La Bâtie-Vieille 7AttractionAttractionParcours Sens'Action14 km southeast, in Chorges 8AttractionAttractionPierre de Peyre-oussel14 km southwest, in Gap

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

Visiting Montorcier

Where is Montorcier?

Montorcier is in Saint-Jean-Saint-Nicolas, in Hautes-Alpes (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur).

What is Montorcier?

Château.

When is the best time to visit Montorcier?

May to September are the warmest months in Saint-Jean-Saint-Nicolas, with afternoon highs of 18–25°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Montorcier?

Within 15 km: Château de Saint-Léger (3.9 km), Manoir de Prégentil (400 m), Parc animalier du Creuset (7.3 km) and MOUNTAIN Wake Park (9.9 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.