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Musée de la vallée de la Truche

In Violay, Musée de la vallée de la Truche is a museum. Another 2 places to visit lie within 5 km. Our list goes on with Musée du tissage et de la soierie, 7.2 km away.

Where

In Violay

inside the commune

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–23°C

In brief

Museum in Violay

In Violay

Musée de la vallée de la Truche is in the commune of Violay, with 2 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

Weather, month by month

Afternoons in Violay peak at 19–23°C, June to September.

Jan4° / -1°64 mm

Feb5° / -1°56 mm

Mar9° / 2°58 mm

Apr13° / 5°72 mm

May17° / 8°96 mm

Jun21° / 12°86 mm

Jul23° / 13°85 mm

Aug23° / 14°88 mm

Sep19° / 11°72 mm

Oct14° / 7°98 mm

Nov8° / 3°93 mm

Dec5° / 0°74 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Violay, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Les Sauvages station, 9.5 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Violay’s full climate →

About

Musée de la vallée de la Truche

Museum.

Musée de la vallée de la Truche is in Violay, Loire.

Type: Museum
Commune: Violay, Loire

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

Plan your visit

Know before you go

HoursDemande

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

The map

Where it sits

Musée de la vallée de la Truche sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.

Towns near it

Staying near Musée de la vallée de la Truche

The 8 towns are led in size by Tarare, with 10,893 people. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.

1 · It’s in this commune

Violay

1,218 people

2 · 6.9 km south of it

Panissières

2,911 people

3 · 7.6 km northeast of it

Tarare

10,893 people

4 · 11 km east of it

Vindry-sur-Turdine

5,305 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Musée de la vallée de la Truche is	People
Violay	It’s in this commune	1,218
Panissières	6.9 km south of it	2,911
Tarare	7.6 km northeast of it	10,893
Vindry-sur-Turdine	11 km east of it	5,305
Amplepuis	13 km north of it	4,876
Balbigny	13 km west of it	2,911
Feurs	16 km southwest of it	8,367
Val d'Oingt	19 km northeast of it	4,117

Make a day of it

Nearby, too

Within 15 km are 30 places, among them 4 châteaux, 2 museums and an abbey.

1MuseumMuseumMusée du tissage et de la soierie7.2 km west, in Bussières 2AbbeyAbbeyAncien prieuré de Tarare7.5 km northeast, in Tarare 3

MuseumMusée Barthélemy-Thimonnier14 km north, in Amplepuis 4AttractionAttractionBarrage de Joux5.2 km northeast, in Joux 5ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Sarron13 km northwest, in Fourneaux 6ChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Avauges13 km east, in Saint-Romain-de-Popey 7ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Joux3.9 km north, in Joux 8ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Côte7.9 km west, in Bussières

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

Good to know about Musée de la vallée de la Truche

Where is Musée de la vallée de la Truche?

Musée de la vallée de la Truche is in Violay, in Loire (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes).

What is Musée de la vallée de la Truche?

Museum.

When is the best time to visit Musée de la vallée de la Truche?

June to September are the warmest months in Violay, with afternoon highs of 19–23°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Musée de la vallée de la Truche?

Within 15 km: Musée du tissage et de la soierie (7.2 km), Ancien prieuré de Tarare (7.5 km), Musée Barthélemy-Thimonnier (14 km) and Barrage de Joux (5.2 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 Barthélemy-Thimonnier: Sebleouf, 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.