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Musée de Montségur

Look for Musée de Montségur, a museum, in Montségur. Around it, within 5 km, is one more place on our list. Our list goes on with Château de Montségur, 500 m away.

Where

In Montségur

inside the commune

Warmest months

May–Oct

highs of 17–24°C

In brief

Museum in Montségur

In Montségur

Musée de Montségur is in the commune of Montségur, with 1 more place to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

In Montségur the warm season is May to October, with highs of 17–24°C.

Jan9° / 0°140 mm

Feb9° / 0°121 mm

Mar13° / 2°107 mm

Apr15° / 4°143 mm

May18° / 8°140 mm

Jun22° / 12°104 mm

Jul24° / 13°95 mm

Aug24° / 13°90 mm

Sep21° / 10°110 mm

Oct17° / 7°108 mm

Nov12° / 3°153 mm

Dec10° / 1°126 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Montségur, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Montferrier station, 5 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Montségur’s full climate →

About

Musée de Montségur

Museum.

Musée de Montségur is in Montségur, Ariège.

Type: Museum
Commune: Montségur, Ariège
Official site: montsegur.fr/TempSite/4033.asp?rang=

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

Plan your visit

Getting in

HoursFeb–Mar 14:00–17:00 · Apr, Oct 14:00–17:00 · May, Jun, Sep 11:00–18:00 · Jul–Aug 10:00–19:00 · Nov–Jan closed

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

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

The map

Getting your bearings

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

Towns near it

Which town is nearest

Foix is the biggest of the 5 bases nearby (9,934 people). Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.

1 · It’s in this commune

Montségur

116 people

2 · 6.8 km north of it

Lavelanet

5,987 people

3 · 19 km west of it

Tarascon-sur-Ariège

3,085 people

4 · 21 km northwest of it

Foix

9,934 people

Compare the 5 towns

Town	Where Musée de Montségur is	People
Montségur	It’s in this commune	116
Lavelanet	6.8 km north of it	5,987
Tarascon-sur-Ariège	19 km west of it	3,085
Foix	21 km northwest of it	9,934
Mirepoix	24 km north of it	3,172

Make a day of it

Other places close by

Within 15 km you can add 4 châteaux, 2 museums and an attraction.

1AttractionAttractionChâteau de Montségur500 m north, in Montségur 2ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Roquefixade9.9 km northwest, in Roquefixade 3ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Montaillou11 km southeast, in Montaillou 4ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Lordat13 km southwest, in Lordat 5

MuseumMusée du textile et du peigne en corne de Lavelanet6.5 km north, in Lavelanet 6ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Léran15 km northeast, in Léran 7GardenGardenPotager Urbain de Lamartine7 km north, in Lavelanet 8MuseumMuseumCentre historique Jean Duvernoy11 km southeast, in Montaillou

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

Visiting Musée de Montségur: the answers

Where is Musée de Montségur?

Musée de Montségur is in Montségur, in Ariège (Occitanie).

What is Musée de Montségur?

Museum.

When is the best time to visit Musée de Montségur?

May to October are the warmest months in Montségur, with afternoon highs of 17–24°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Musée de Montségur?

Within 15 km: Château de Montségur (500 m), Château de Roquefixade (9.9 km), Château de Montaillou (11 km) and Château de Lordat (13 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 du textile et du peigne en corne de Lavelanet: Lucas Destrem, 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.