Museum · Plassay · Charente-Maritime

Musée de la Pierre

Look for Musée de la Pierre, a museum, in Plassay. 14 more places to visit are within 5 km. Arc de Germanicus, 12 km off, heads what is near.

Where

In Plassay

inside the commune

Warmest months

Apr–Oct

highs of 17–27°C

In brief

Museum in Plassay

In Plassay

Musée de la Pierre is in the commune of Plassay, with 14 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

The weather, month by month

In Plassay the warm season is April to October, with highs of 17–27°C.

Jan10° / 4°92 mm

Feb11° / 3°68 mm

Mar14° / 5°65 mm

Apr17° / 7°74 mm

May21° / 10°66 mm

Jun24° / 13°61 mm

Jul26° / 15°42 mm

Aug27° / 15°53 mm

Sep24° / 12°73 mm

Oct19° / 10°95 mm

Nov13° / 6°108 mm

Dec10° / 4°110 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Plassay, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Saintes station, 9 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Plassay’s full climate →

About

Musée de la Pierre

Museum.

Musée de la Pierre is in Plassay, Charente-Maritime.

Type: Museum
Commune: Plassay, Charente-Maritime
Official site: pierre-de-crazannes.fr

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

Plan your visit

Visiting: the details

Hourspublic holidays, Every day 10:00–19:00

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Where it sits

Orange is Musée de la Pierre; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

Towns close to Musée de la Pierre

Saintes tops the 8 for size, at 25,363 people. Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.

1 · It’s in this commune

Plassay

823 people

2 · 7.8 km south of it

Saint-Georges-des-Coteaux

2,843 people

3 · 12 km southeast of it

Saintes

25,363 people

4 · 17 km southeast of it

Chaniers

3,651 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Musée de la Pierre is	People
Plassay	It’s in this commune	823
Saint-Georges-des-Coteaux	7.8 km south of it	2,843
Saintes	12 km southeast of it	25,363
Chaniers	17 km southeast of it	3,651
Tonnay-Charente	19 km northwest of it	8,289
Saint-Jean-d'Angély	19 km northeast of it	6,784
Saint-Agnant	19 km west of it	2,780
Échillais	20 km west of it	3,765

Make a day of it

Make a day of it near Musée de la Pierre

Also close at hand are 3 châteaux, 2 attractions and a cathedral, among 62 within 15 km.

1AttractionAttractionArc de Germanicus12 km southeast, in Saintes 2CathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Pierre de Saintes12 km southeast, in Saintes 3ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Roche-Courbon5.4 km west, in Saint-Porchaire 4ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Taillebourg5 km east, in Taillebourg 5

Archaeological siteAmphithéâtre de Saintes12 km southeast, in Saintes 6AttractionAttractionChâteau de Crazannes1.4 km east, in Crazannes 7ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Panloy1.9 km east, in Port-d'Envaux 8

Monastery or conventAbbaye aux Dames de Saintes13 km southeast, in Saintes

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

Musée de la Pierre: what to know

Where is Musée de la Pierre?

Musée de la Pierre is in Plassay, in Charente-Maritime (Nouvelle-Aquitaine).

What is Musée de la Pierre?

Museum.

When is the best time to visit Musée de la Pierre?

April to October are the warmest months in Plassay, with afternoon highs of 17–27°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Musée de la Pierre?

Within 15 km: Arc de Germanicus (12 km), Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Saintes (12 km), Château de la Roche-Courbon (5.4 km) and Château de Taillebourg (5 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 (2)

Amphithéâtre de Saintes: Myrabella, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes: Myrabella, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.